August 29, 2015 Videos ... This week marks 50 years since the passing of Le Corbusier. To honour his 78-year career, we’ve curated a selection of videos and documentaries about the renowned ...

Le Corbusier`s technique of dropping illustrations within the text, and cinematic-like montage, he perceptibly notes, does not suggest integration, as much as `Merzbild of juxtaposed fragments`. Paul ...

(Illustration: Biswajit Debnath) Le Corbusier grew up with his elder sibling, Albert. After receiving basic education, he enrolled in a municipal art school in his home city at the age of 15.

Working in the 1930s, Le Corbusier was sick of all the architectural flourishes of the past. In his book "Towards A New Architecture," Le Corbusier writes, "Style is like a feather on a woman's ...

In his buildings, the Swiss architect Le Corbusier used color to define and articulate space. Now, a new tile line by the Italian manufacturer Gigacer is making it easier for designers–and ...

Little in Le Corbusier’s designs was left to chance. The balcony balustrade, visible through the window, would have obstructed an enviable view towards the rolling hills and Paris skyline when ...

VISIONARY ARCHITECT Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier, wrote about the ideal house as a "machine for living." Although the phrase conjures some sterile high-Modernist ...

Built by Le Corbusier in Ahmedabad, India with date 1954. Images by Nicholas Iyadurai. Le Corbusier was commissioned by the president of the Mill Owners’ Association to design the organization ...

Le Corbusier's legacy has been decidedly polarising. "Le Corb", as many of his followers affectionately nicknamed him, has seen 17 of his projects designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.