Le Corbusier was born under the name Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris in Switzerland on October 6, 1887. In 1917 he moved to Paris and adopted the pseudonym Le Corbusier. His architectural creations are mainly made of steel and reinforced concrete. He preferred to work with elementary geometric shapes. Le Corbusier's paintings emphasize clear forms and structures that match his architecture.
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At the age of 13, he left elementary school and began attending Decorative Arts courses in La Chaux-de-Fonds, where he began to study the enameling and engraving of dials, following in the footsteps of his father.
There he fell under the tutelage of the master L'Eplattenier, whom Le Corbusier called "my lord", and later considered him his only teacher. L'Eplattenier taught Le Corbusier the history of art, drawing and the aesthetics of Art Nouveau. Perhaps due to his extensive research in the field of art, Corbusier soon refused to design watches and continued his research in the field of art and decoration, intending to become an artist. L'Eplattenier insisted that his student also continue to study architecture.
After developing his first home in 1907, at the age of 20, the young architect took part in trips to Central Europe and the Mediterranean, including visiting Italy, Vienna, Munich and Paris. His travels included working with various architects. The most significant was the collaboration with rationalist Auguste Perret, a pioneer in reinforced concrete construction, and later with the famous architect Peter Behrens, with whom he worked from October 1910 to March 1911 near Berlin.
The famous architect married model tailor Yvonne Gallis in 1930. The couple remained married until Yvonne's death in 1957.
The architect also admitted that he had an extramarital relationship with the heiress Margaret Harris.
Corbusier died on August 27, 1965, when he set sail for the Mediterranean Sea, contrary to the advice of his doctor.
Le Corbusier: attractions and interesting facts
UNESCO added a new addition to the World Heritage List in 2016, adding 17 projects on three continents to recognize the work of Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
Of the more than one thousand structures on the UNESCO list, the attractions of Le Corbusier are an outstanding contribution to the cause of modern architecture. His activity is the most unique, since his work covers almost ten countries - Argentina, the USA, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland and, of course, the Russian Federation.
Le Corbusier: Attractions, Moscow
Connoisseurs of architecture know Le Corbusier as the creator of the Ronchamp chapel and the Savoy villa. But this architect erected several buildings in the golden-headed capital. In Moscow, the creator of the architecture of the twentieth century was in 1928-1930. Erected Le Corbusier attractions in this city. For Moscow, he designed: Palace of Soviets, the Central Union and the project “Response to Moscow”.
In 1928, a competition was announced for the design of the building of the Central Union. Design commissioned by Le Corbusier. The sights erected by the famous architect were supplemented by yet another - on Myasnitskaya 39. It was an innovative project. Materials, appearance, forms, and erection technologies are ahead of their time. Now Rosstat is located there. By the way, recently opened a monument to this architect, just near the Central Union.
Villa Savoy, Poissy
We continue the conversation about Le Corbusier. Sights and vibrant architectural solutions belonging to his talent, delight people to this day. Villa Savoy is perhaps the most famous work of this architect. It is a prime example of modernist architecture. Smooth geometry, white living space with elongated ribbon-shaped windows, supported by a series of narrow columns around a curved glazed entrance. The project was completed in 1931, this building was revolutionary: the use of concrete in smaller quantities, necessary for supporting internal walls, made it possible to use an open plan in the design.
Attractions designed by Le Corbusier around the world did not go unnoticed. So, in 1955, he received an honorary doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
Also in 1968, the Le Corbusier Foundation was created to commemorate the life and work of this great architect. This is a private archive, including a huge collection of his drawings, plans and studies.