• The cubism started in France in the early 20th century (around 1907), but its

ideas and concepts have continued to influence art today.

• The early 20th century was a time of change in the art world in France, yet
cubism was still highly rejected. Many people said it was ugly and they could
not understand it.
• The scientific and philosophical changes at the time influenced the subject
matter within cubist artwork and peoples ability to accept the changes cubism
was making.

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• The name cubism was suggested by Henri Matisse in 1909.He observed
that the pictures themselves consisted of “nothing but little cubes”.
• The idea behind cubism is to show the essence of an object by displaying it
from many angles and points of views at the same time..
• Architectural interest in Cubism centered on the dissolution and
reconstitution of three-dimensional form, using simple geometric shapes
• The cubist pallet was restricted to a narrow, almost monochromatic scale,
dominated by grays and browns.
• The subjects were represented in the form of basic geometric shapes (cube ,
sphere , cylinder and the cone).
• Diverse elements could be superimposed, made transparent or penetrate
one another, while retaining their spatial relationships.
• It led to simplification of building design, the use of materials appropriate
to industrial production, and the increased use of glass

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Jakarta,Indonasia Jan Gokar , Prague Prague
• Each of the buildings has a basic geometric design, often a cuboid shape.
• Simplicity is often an overriding characteristic.
• The buildings have sharp, clean lines, ensuring that the building is viewed in
perspective with ease.

Guernica By Pablo Picasso

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Use of positive and negative space in architecture.
• Positive and negative spaces are
marked distinctly.
• Cubist buildings are often
designed to be manufactured as
prefabricated buildings and
moved from the factory to the
building site where they are
assembled.
• The windows have a
cube/rectangular form and do not
necessarily line up with each
other, as in
traditional/conventional
buildings. Palace of assembly , Chandigarh by
• Subtle colors dominate the Le Corbusier
design, with one or two colors
prominent.
NAME:
Le Corbusier
OCCUPATION:
Architect, Artist
BIRTH DATE:
October 06, 1887
DEATH DATE:
August 27, 1965
EDUCATION:
École des Arts Décoratifs at La Chaux-de-
Fonds
PLACE OF BIRTH:
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
PLACE OF DEATH:
Cap Martin, France
FULL NAME:
Le Corbusier
AKA: Charles Jeanneret-Gris
ORIGINALLY:
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris
TYPE-
VILLA
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE-
Modernist, International
ADDRESS-
82, Rue de Villiers 78300 Poissy
TOWN/CITY-
Poissy, Yvelines
COUNTRY-
France
CONSTRUCTION STARTED-
1928
COMPLETED-
1931
RENOVATED-
1963, 1985-1997
OWNER-
French government
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• The Villa Savoye is probably Corbusier's best known building from the 1920s, it
had enormous influence on international modernism.
• It was designed addressing his emblematic "Five Points", the basic tenets in his
new architectural aesthetic:
1.Support of ground-level pilotis, elevating the building from the earth and
allowed an extended continuity of the garden beneath.
2. Functional roof, serving as a garden and terrace, reclaiming for nature the
land occupied by the building.
3.Free floor plan, relieved of load-bearing walls, allowing walls to be placed
freely and only where aesthetically needed.
4. Long horizontal windows, providing illumination and ventilation.
5.Freely-designed facades, serving as only as a skin of the wall and windows
and unconstrained by load-bearing considerations.
GROUND FLOOR COMPRISES OF:

1. HALL
2. OFFICES FOR THE SERVICE
3. GARAGE (SPACE FOR 3 CARS)

The ground floor is largely determined

by the movement of a car entering the
building. This movement also
determines the structure, based on an
orthogonal grid of concrete pillars
separated 4.75 meters from each other.
This forms a square grid of 23.5 meters
on the side, on top of which sits the
Villa
FIRST FLOOR COMPRISES OF:

1. LIVING ROOM
2. KITCHEN
3. BEDROOMS
4. BATHROOMS
• Unlike his earlier town villas Corbusier was able to carefully
design all four sides of the Villa Savoye in response to the view
and the orientation of the sun.
• On the ground floor he placed the main entrance hall, ramp and
stairs, garage, chauffeur and maids rooms.
• At first floor the master bedroom, the son's bedroom, guest
bedroom, kitchen, salon and external terraces.
• The salon was orientated to the north west whilst the terrace
faced the south.
• The son's bedroom faced the south east and the kitchen and
service terrace were on the north east.
• At second floor level were a series of sculpted spaces that
formed a solarium.