Le Corbusier: Early works 1905-1916 (Architectural Monographs No 12) (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312475837 ISBN 13: 9780312475833

Publisher: Academy Editions / St. Martins Press, 1987

Synopsis

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier (1887 - 1965), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades; he constructed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and North and South America. Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). Le Corbusier prepared the master plan for the City of Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for several buildings there. On July 17, 2016, seventeen projects by Le Corbusier in seven countries were inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites as "an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement".

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Language Notes:

Text: English
Introduction: French, German, Italian, Spanish

About this edition

• Publisher: Academy Editions / St. Martins Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0312475837
• ISBN 13: 9780312475833
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136