Architecture AVM

Happy 134th Birthday Le Corbusier!

The Swiss-French architect, industrial designer, urban planner, painter, architectural writer & modernist icon was the definitive thinking (wo)man’s architect who left no stone unturned in his exhaustive 5 decade exploration of bold & inventive design ideas for the modern era through a collection of iconic projects, including:
- Villa Savoye (the house as a “machine for living” or beautifully expressed industrial functionality).
- “The Radiant City” Town Planning Concept (apartment blocks, free circulation & abundant green spaces for city dwellers regardless of economic status).
- Unite d’Habitation (thin & linear “slab” apartments with minimal footprints & maximum sunlight, air & views for 1000+ inhabitants).
- The Notre-Dam du Haut Chapel in Ronchamp (sacred architecture as sublime sculpture).
- Chandigarh (monumental town planning & government buildings for democracy).

Even when you designed badly, you did it well. We thank you Le Corbusier!