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Le Corbusier

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Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
BornCharles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris[1]
6 October 1887(1887-10-06)
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Swisserland
Dee'd27 August 1965(1965-08-27) (aged 77)
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Fraunce
NaitionalitySwiss, French
AwairdsAIA Gowd Medal (1961), Grand Officiers o the Légion d'honneur (1964)
BigginsVilla Savoye, Poissy
Villa La Roche, Paris
Unité d'habitation, Marseille
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
Biggins in Chandigarh, Indie
ProjectsVille Radieuse

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better kent as Le Corbusier (6t October 188727 Augist, 1965), wis a French Swiss-born airchitect, weel kent for his contreibutions tae whit is nou cryed modernism, or the International Style. He wis a pioneer in theoretical studies o modren design an wis dedicate tae providin better leevin condeetions for the residents o croudit ceities. His career raxed five decades, wi iconic biggins constructit across central Europe, Indie, Roushae, an ae structur the piece in North an Sooth Americae. He wis an urban planner, penter, sculptor, writer an modren furniture designer an aa.

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