ABSTRACT
The perspective of Le Corbusier’s Maison Dom-ino is recognized as one of the Modern Movement’s greatest icons, not only due to its authorship, timing or context, but also to the repercussions it would have and which resonated beyond Modernism. From these repercussions, those deriving from the clear concept of unequivocal separation between structure and the remaining constructive elements are particularly visible. Despite this almost factual argument, John Habraken, one of the most important thinkers on housing in the second half of the 20th century, wouldn’t hesitate to publicly draw an “X” over the said image when he related it to his concept of Supports, thus creating a new icon for the subsequent period. The reasons that led him to that rejection will be discussed here, separating and putting each approach into context, comparing Le Corbusier’s proposals with those that, strictly speaking, descend from the ideas advocated by Habraken. As a conclusion, the present article aims to identify the real differences and similarities between the concepts behind both images.
