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Charles-Edouard Jeanneret Le Corbusier 1887-1965 Swiss born architect Le Corbusier's early style was very Mondrian-like with thin walls and shapes, lots of glass, strong horizontals and verticals. In his later style he used thicker walls and more fluid shapes. Ushering a in a new, light-filled vision of life the mission statement "The Five Points of a New Architecture" listed a) the use of skinny columns so buildings could be raised off the ground and traffic pass underneath: b)The open plan which allows rooms to be flexible: c)The free facade: allowing openings to be fluid: d)Roof gardens: bringing nature back into the city and e)Ribbon windows: letting in as much light as possible. His elegant white Parisian villas and monumental buildings like the Parliament building at Chandigarh are legendary. Masterpieces included: Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp France Savoye House, Poissy-sur-Seine France UN Secretariat New York Convent at La Tourette France Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand designed the famous chaise longue which first appeared in 1929 and later in the same year at the Salon d'Automne in Paris.   .   Poeme de L'Nagle Droit, 1955 Limited Edition Le Corbusier ALL POSTERS.COM Villa State At Monzi Le Corbusier Wandteppich Fur Chandigarh, 1954 Le Corbusier Click on the picture to view a larger image or to purchase these prints from ALL POSTERS.COM Books about Corbusier from AMAZON.com Le Corbusier and the Continual Revolution Charles Jencks Le Corbusier Geoffrey H. Baker Le Corbusier Kenneth Frampton Le Corbusier Arthur Ruegg  AMAZON.COM - in USA Books at AMAZON.COM - in USA Books at AMAZON.CO.UK - in UK Books at AMAZON.CA in Canada ALL POSTERS.COM   SEARCH THE WEB-ARTS SITE WEB-ARTS - WEB-SHOPPING - WEB-ENTERTAINMENT - WEB-EDUCATION - WEB-MUSIC/ TRAVEL MENU ART MENU ALL THE ARTISTS ON THIS SITE AUSTRALIAN ART ART STYLES & PERIODS JOB VACANCIES IN THE ARTS Art Gallery Exhibitions in Australia  Concert Diary for Australia return to FURNITURE PAGE return to ARCHITECTURE PAGE return to WEB-ARTS sitemap

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