1. 1 SLIDE ON LIFE, HISTORY, ETC.

(shruti)
2. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY, INFLUENCES, INSPIRATIONS (prachi)
3. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS(alya)
4. A BRIEF ON ALL IMPORTANT WORKS (THUMBNAIL IMAGES, NAME OF BUILDING, LOCATION
5. AND PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION)(alya)
6. DETAILED STUDY OF ANY 3 BUILDINGS OF THE ARCHITECTS (each one takes one)
• LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, BUILDING TYPE, ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, TOTAL FLOOR
AREA
• DESIGN CONCEPT
• SITE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPING
• MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED
• AESTHETICS
• CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

7.POINTS WHICH ONE CAN LEARN FROM THE BUILDINGS/ ARCHITECTURE OF THE

ARCHITECT (KEY TAKEAWAYS) (prachi & shruti)

Le Corbusier was instrumental in the creation of the International Style. This was a movement defined
by rectilinear forms, open interiors and 'weightless' structures. Le Corbusier laid out these tenets in his
five principles of new architecture, published in 1927.

The Pilotis – a grid of columns to replace load-bearing walls, allowing architects to make more use of
floorspace.
Free floor plans – flexible living spaces that could adapt to changing lifestyles, thanks to the absence of
load-bearing walls.

Roof gardens – a flat roof covered in vegetation, which keeps moisture consistent and regulates
temperature.

Horizontal windows – cut through non load-bearing walls, these strips provide even light and panoramic
views.

Free facades – open and closed sections that allow the facade to actively connect or separate interior
and exterior design elements

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret , known as Le Corbusier was born

to a watch engraver and a music teacher , Edouard Jeanneret
and Madame Jeannerct-Perrct in the Swiss town of La Chaux-
de-Fonds on 6th October,1887.
Le Corbusier lacked formal training as an architect.
When he was 13, he joined the town’s Art School and learnt a
few essential skills of the watchmaking industry like
engraving and enameling. He first studied the decorative arts,
only becoming involved in architecture thanks to the
direction of one of his tutors.
His architecture teacher in the Art School was architect René
Chapallaz, who had a large influence on Le Corbusier's
earliest house designs.
Le Corbusier began teaching himself by going to the library
to read about architecture and philosophy, by visiting
museums, by sketching buildings, and by constructing them.
After finishing his education, he travelled Europe on a
formative journey.
In the Mediterranean, he took in the classical proportions of
Renaissance architecture.
In Vienna and Munich, he studied the burgeoning decorative
arts scene. In France, he learned about building with
reinforced concrete from pioneer Auguste Perret. Then, in
1920, after a long apprenticeship, Jeanneret rebranded
himself as Le Corbusier and begin establishing his style in
earnest.