Le Corbusier was not only one of 20th-century architecture's leading figures but also a defining father of modernism, as well as a polarising figure; here, we explore the life and work of an architect ...

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier marks the birth of three major trends in modern architecture: Purism, Brutalism and sculptural architecture. The global influence reached by The Architectural ...

Maison Guiette / Le Corbusier. Image © Kris Vandevorst, via Wikipedia under CC BY 4.0 While today it is overshadowed by the architect's more famous works, this house ...

Additionally, American architects, including Philip Johnson and Frank Lloyd Wright, championed modern architecture at home. Le Corbusier codified modern architecture in his manifesto “Five Point ...

Built between 1923 and 1925, it is a perfect example of Le Corbusier's modernist architecture. Designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the house served as both a home and a private gallery ...

a cornerstone of modernist philosophy, struck at the heart of Indian art and craft. While European modernists like Le Corbusier preached "less is more," vernacular Indian architecture had always ...

For lovers of modernist architecture, there’s invariably one name that connects the style to the city of Marseille: Le Corbusier. The Swiss architect’s 1947 Unité d’Habitation housing ...

A Le Corbusier structure ... commissioned the controversial architect and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret to design their live-work spaces in the trendy modernist styles of their era.

Brazil’s most traditional and honored perfumery Granado teams up with Guimarães Rosa Institute and the French Institute for ...