Le' Corbusier

Aiswarya Sudheer
2019BARC040
Anam Shaikh
The Swiss born French Architect and Planner 2019BARC042
-Le' Corbusier
 Contents
I. Introduction, Early Life And, Education
II. Five Points of Architecture/ Philosophy/ Ideology/ Style
III. The Modular and The Golden Ratio
IV. Maison Citrohan
V. Steiner House
VI. Villa Savoye
VII. Unite d’ Habitation
VIII. UN Headquarters
IX. Pilgrimage Chapel At Ronchamp
X. Manorama Sarabhai House Ahmedabad
XI. Shodan House Ahmedabad
XII. Chandigarh
XIII. Open Hand Sculpture
XIV. Centre Le Corbusier
XV. Radiant City
XVI. Conclusion
 Introduction, Early Life And Education
Full Name: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret
Born: October 6 , 1887
Birth Place: La Chaux-De Fonds, Switzerland
Alma Mater: Art School in Paris,
Profession: Architect, Designer, Painter, Urban Planner, Writer
Spouse: Yvonne Gallis
Death: August 27 , 1965
Studied architecture in
Went to Italy, in search of Vienna with Josef Hoffmann
Became a French citizen in
employment
1930

1906 1907 1908 1910-1911 1930

Worked near Berlin with

Travelled to Paris, worked
Peter Behrens and met
with Auguste Perret
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
and Walter Gropius
Five Points of Modern Architecture / Philosophy / Ideology / Style

Villa Savoye
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The Modular And The Golden Ratio

Villa Savoye
Maison citrohan Designed with the intention of creating a space that was not only
efficient but also affordable
Reflected to the improved standard of living after WW2.

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 Steiner house

House is a machine but also a

place to meditate, beautiful place
bringing much needed tranquility
to the mind
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 Villa Savoye

It is considered as one of the

purest Villas built by the architect
, where all of his principles are
magnificently brought in
The Villa has
spiral staircase
and rampart
reaching up to
second floor, yet
another feature of
corbusian
architecture.
The long and
continuous glass
glazing hardly
creates a barrier
between interior
and exterior.
The house has
serpent quarters,
garage ,
bedrooms,
kitchen, ramp,
roof garden etc
Unite d’Habitation Marseille, France

The design requires an innovative

approach toward spatial organization
to accommodate the living spaces, as
well as the public, communal spaces.
Vertical Garden City
Modular
Reinforced concrete and glass
 UN Headquarters, Manhattan, New York City

The headquarters of the United Nations is a

complex in New York City with 39 floors.

Le Corbusier's project 23 consisted of a large

block containing both the Assembly Hall and
the Council Chambers near the center of the
site with the Secretariat tower emerging as a
slab from the south.
Manorama Sarabhai House Ahmedabad
Villa Sarabhai or Villa de Madame Manorama
Sarabhai is a modernist villa located in
Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the Swiss
architect Le Corbusier, it was built between
1951 and 1955.

The house was sited and designed to catch the

winds in summer, but to be penetrated by the
Sun in the winter.
Manorama Sarabhai House Ahmedabad
Manorama Sarabhai House Ahmedabad
The structure has rough brick walls
coated with white supporting concrete
beams and consisting of vaults, and the
upper part of the house becomes a
magnificent garden of lawn and
charming flowers.
Shodan House Ahmedabad

The original design of Villa Shodhan

was commissioned to the secretary
of the Millowners, Surottam
Hutheesing in 1951. His intention
was to showcase his social and
economic position prior to his
impending marriage by building a
house reflecting his lifestyle.
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 Chandigarh
Sector, a self
supporting
neighborhood is
introverted in
character and
communicates only at
four junctions.

All the adjoining

neighbourhood open
up inside.

Here grid planning is

followed.

The brides make it

clear for travelling
amongst sectors and
roads
 Open Hand Monument

Peace and Reconciliation

Open to gave and open to receive

Defines northern fringe of capitol complex shows man made

sculptural form against the backdrop of shivalik hills
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Centre le Radial change of his
corbusier achievement of using
concrete and stone,
framed in steel and glass

Also known as Heidi

Weber Museum is an art
museum in Switzerland
and last building
designed by him.

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 History

VORACIOUS FIRE 1944 BOMBARDED BY FINISHED

IN 1913 THE NAZIS 1950 , LE CORBUSIER IN JUNE
ACCEPTED TO BUILT 1995
CHURCH

this place was a

Catholic pilgrimage
center dedicated to
Virgin Mary.

Physical characters
- Oblong nave, Two
slide entrances, Location - Ronchamp, France
Axial main altar, Date - 1955
Three chapels, Building Type - Church
Three towers, Construction
Beton brut roof, System - Reinforced concrete
south facing wall of Climate - Temperate
Windows, sculpture
Context - Rural, Mountains
of Virgin mary
Style - Expressionist Modern
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Monument of
The
peace
bells

Notre Dame
du Haut

The
w residence of
clergy

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Large Embrasures on The upper two tiers of the
south wall represent the interior windows of the
crow(corvus), Libra south wall as the Virgo
constellation constellation

Also superimposed
His design was based on praying hands,
Ronchamp 2 over
a ship, a bird, a nuns cowl
Ronchamp 1
DOOR DESIGN- painting by Le Corbusier.
FOUNTAIN -When it rains, the water comes
pouring off the roof .PLAY OF LIGHT
 Radiant city
The radiant city grew
out of this new
conception of capitalist
authority and pseudo
appreciation for
workers individual
freedoms.

The plan had much

The
commonplan with
hadthemuch
Radient city common
contemporary
contemporary
withcity -the
clarence of thecity -
historic cityscape
clarence of the historic
and rebuilding
cityscape and
utilizing
rebuilding modernutilizing
method of
modern method of
production
production

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 Conclusion
In conclusion, Le Corbusier's completed works,
designs, the details found within them and the
influence he had on other architectural styles
explains that Le Corbusier is one of the most
important architects of the world and The Pioneer
of Modern Architecture.
In conclusion, it is clear that Le Corbusier has
changed the urban idea of architectural styles and
will possibly continue to influence many more
designers in the future.