Le Corbusier

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“The house is a box in the air,…” —Le Corbusier, Précisions The Villa Savoye at Poissy, designed by Le Corbusier in 1929, represents the culmination of a decade during which the architect worked to articulate the essence of modern architecture. Throughout the 1920s, via his writings and designs, Le Corbusier (formerly Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) considered the nature …

Photography by Shaun Fynn, Chandigarh today, the modern Indian city designed by Le Corbusier

Fabled modernist French villa E1027, designed by Irish architect Eileen Gray, has witnessed wartime shootings, murder and vandalism by Le Corbusier. Now, at last, it has been brought back to life

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Prior to 1928 Le Corbusier had been furnishing the buildings he designed with furniture from Austrian furniture manufacturer Thonet. Actually you've probably

Jørn Utzon commissioned Le Corbusier to create a work for the Opera House, but when Utzon left the project in outrage, the tapestry went with him

Sander Patelski, a Netherlands based digital artist, creates stunning architecture illustrations to honor 20th century modernist architecture

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