LE CORBUSIER:AN ATLAS OF MODERN LANDSCAPES

By: Michelle & Rob

Biography

Born Oct. 6, 1887 Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-

Gris In 1917 invented “purism”

with Amedee Ozenfant In 1920, adpoted the pseudonym,

Le Corbusier Five points of architecture and the

“house is a machine for living in” Later in his career moved into

city planning Died Aug 27, 1965

Painting

Studied at La-Chaux-de-Fonds Art School Travelled to Paris in 1918 Studied with Cubist Amedee Ozenfant Invented and studied “purism” painting Influenced his future architectural

designs Contrast large and small spaces Classical Proportion Geometric forms and landscapes

Still Life, 1920

Adieu Von, 1957

Notre Dame du Haut (Ronchamp 1955)

Five Points of Architecture

Pilotis Free façade Open floor plan Horizontal views Roof garden

Villa Savoye, 1931

Urban Planning

Solution to slums of Paris Influenced by American industrialization

(Fordism) Skyscrapers occupy 5% of land (95% parks) Cruciform steel framed concrete and glass Transportation hubs on ground level Contemporary City Radiant City Very influential

Villa Clarte (1932)

City Design

Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project

Exhibit

Closing Thoughts