Quick Facts About Le Corbusier
- Born
- October 6, 1887
- Died
- August 27, 1965
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Architect
- Notable works
- Le Corbusier : la ville, l'urbanisme: rencontres des 9 et 10 juin 1995
- Known for
- Notre Dame du Haut, Villa Savoye, Unité d'habitation, Le Lac villa, Unité d'Habitation de Marseille
- Spouse
- Yvonne Le Corbusier
About Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a French-Swiss architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland to French-speaking Swiss parents and acquired French nationality in 1930. He designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and the Americas during a five-decade career. He considered that "the roots of modern architecture are to be found in Viollet-le-Duc."
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Royal Gold Medal
AIA Gold Medal
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Frank P. Brown Medal
Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
Sikkens Prize
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honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
honorary doctor of the University of Zurich
honorary doctor of ETH Zürich
