Le CORBUSIER 1887 1965

Charles-douard Jeanneret-Gris, who

chose to be known as Le Corbusier
(October 6, 1887 August 27, 1965),
was a Swiss-French architect, designer,
urbanist, writer and also painter, who is
famous for being one of the pioneers of
what now is called Modern Architecture.
He was born in Switzerland and became
a French citizen in his 30s.
He was a pioneer in studies of modern
high design and was dedicated to
providing better living conditions for the
residents of crowded cities.
About 1907, he travelled to Paris, where
he found work in the office of Auguste
Perret, the French pioneer of reinforced
concrete. Between October 1910 and
March 1911, he worked near Berlin for
the renowned architect Peter Behrens. In
1918, Le Corbusier met a Cubist painter,
Amde Ozenfant, in whom he
recognised a kindred spirit. Ozenfant
encouraged him to paint, and the two
began a period of collaboration.
In 1926 Le Corbusier developed
Les cinque Points
d'une Architecture
nouvelle' presenting five basic
elements of the new architecture.

1) Les pilotis - foundation posts/columns

allowing the garden to stretch below
and under the building

2) Les toit-jardins - roof gardens made

possible by the reinforced concrete

3) Le plan libre - the open plan

4) La fentre en longeur - the continous

string of windows

5) La facade libre - no limitation in the free

design of the facade.
 1. Pilotis
2. Roof Garden
3. Free Plan
4. Ribbon Window
5. Free Facade

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