Modern Architecture With Six Buildings

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Le Corbusier - Pierre Jeanneret (1929-1931)

(1887 - 1965)

Paris, France

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VILLA SAVOYE

“The house is a machine for living” In the middle of bare nature, we observe a silent whiteness. There it is! Villa Savoye. Located just outside Paris, Villa Savoye offers an escape from crowded city life. Besides its strong relationship with nature and philosophy, another importance of Villa Savoye is its containing all of Le Corbusier’s five points of architecture.

Le Corbusier Known as Le Corbusier, Charles Edouard Jeanneret was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland World wide famous French architect, urban planner, writer, painter and sculptor Le corbusier is know with his pioneer modernist architectural designs. After the Second World War, he dedicated his studies to achieve a better life for people living in the cities. During his life, Le Corbusier designed many significant architectural pieces of cooperative housing projects, religious centers, assembly palaces, courts and so much more his works also includes furniture designs

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