LE CORBUSIER: AN ATLAS OF MODERN LANDSCAPES By: Michelle & Rob.

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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

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