Le Corbusier

(1887–1965) schweizisk-fransk arkitekt, konstnär och författare

Le Corbusier (Switzerland, 1887–1965) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Le Corbusier belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Le Corbusier was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds and died in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Le Corbusier trained at École d'art de La Chaux-de-Fonds. Le Corbusier studied under Charles l'Eplattenier. Le Corbusier worked in Paris. Wikidata associates Le Corbusier with modern architecture, brutalist architecture, and purism. Le Corbusier became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Fine Arts (Argentina), and Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne. The awards include AIA Gold Medal, Royal Gold Medal, Frank P. Brown Medal, and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. The students included Olivier Debré, Roger Aujame, and Edith Schreiber-Aujame.

The best-known works include ‘Notre Dame du Haut’, ‘Villa Savoye’, ‘Unité d'habitation’, and ‘Unité d'Habitation de Marseille’. The catalogue has 37 buildings by Le Corbusier. The dated buildings span the years 1906–2006. The buildings are in places such as Chandigarh, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Manhattan, Ahmedabad, and Quartier de la Gare. They are in 11 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Le Corbusier belong to the styles ‘Post-war modernism’ and ‘Functionalism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Alfred Baeschlin, Alfred Ramseyer, Gustav Ammann, Guðjón Samúelsson, and Erich Mendelsohn.