The book tells the story of Clarté, Le Corbusier’s first apartment building. The steel skeleton building completed in Geneva in 1932 is a precursor of the Unité d’Habitation. In 2007 the external envelope was repaired, followed by a refurbishment of the interior, in which preservation requirements are exemplified. The building log book is illustrated with new and historic drawings and photos, and enriched with the building’s history.
该书实际上是光明公寓2011年修缮完成后所出版的工程报告,恰逢2016年光明公寓被收入世界文化遗产时出版。该书并非学术著作,但开篇Catherine Courtiau和Arthur Rüegg两篇文章价值极高,基本反映了瑞士法语区和德语区学界对于该建筑的研究水准。。。该书较为宝贵的是在展示了修缮前后的同时,提供了大量当年的工程资料,这实际上为搞清华纳在该项目中的干预度提供了重要依据。
该书为日内瓦遗产保护局编著,没有唯一作者