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In his seminal work “Toward an Architecture” (1923), Le Corbusier compelled his contemporaries to forget the “kissing doves” of old architecture and embrace the beauty of the machinery and ...

`The time of history ... a sea occupied by innumerable forms of a finite number of types.` George Kubler, The Shape of Time There is no single key to the enigmatic world of Le Corbusier. As well as ...

Throughout history, religious reformers and visionary starchitects have attempted to envision the future of our cities: from the Venetian model city of Palmanova to the multi-story housing complex for ...

"He's blamed for urban renewal ... urban freeways, even countless suburban office parks," says Anthony Flint, author of the new Le Corbusier... Like It Or Not, Architect Le Corbusier's Urban Designs ...

What do an Ikea showroom floor, urban housing projects and Kanye West have in common? They've all been inspired, at least to some degree, by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier. Though his ...