Both made with leather with metal framing.Įarly life (1887–1904) Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret), 1920, Nature morte ( Still Life), oil on canvas, 80.9 cm × 99.7 cm (31.9 in × 39.3 in), Museum of Modern Art, New YorkĬharles-Édouard Jeanneret was born on 6 October 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small city in the French-speaking Neuchâtel canton in north-western Switzerland, in the Jura mountains, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) across the border from France. Le Corbusier also designed well-known furniture such as the LC4 Chaise Lounge Chair, and the ALC-3001 chair. Some of his urban planning ideas have been criticized for their indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression and equality, and his alleged ties with fascism, antisemitism, eugenics, and the dictator Benito Mussolini have resulted in some continuing contention. Le Corbusier remains a controversial figure. On 17 July 2016, seventeen projects by Le Corbusier in seven countries were inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement. Le Corbusier prepared the master plan for the city of Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for several buildings there, especially the government buildings. ĭedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). He considered that 'the roots of modern architecture are to be found in Viollet-le-Duc'. His career spanned five decades, in which he designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, as well as North and South America.

He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. Grand Officier of the Légion d'honneur (1964)Ĭharles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( UK: / l ə k ɔːr ˈ b juː z i eɪ/ lə kor- BEW-zee-ay, US: / l ə ˌ k ɔːr b uː ˈ z j eɪ, - ˈ s j eɪ/ lə KOR-boo- ZYAY, -⁠ SYAY, French: ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer, who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture.

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