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Villa Savoye (French pronunciation:) is a modernist villa and gatelodge in Poissy, on the outskirts of Paris, France. It was designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret , and built between 1928 and 1931 using reinforced concrete .
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier (UK: / l ə k ɔːr ˈ b juː z i. eɪ / lə kor-BEW-zee-ay, [2] US: / l ə ˌ k ɔːr b uː z ˈ j eɪ,-b uː s ˈ j eɪ / lə KOR-booz-YAY, -booss-YAY, [3] [4] French: [lə kɔʁbyzje]), [5] was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer, who was one of the pioneers of what is ...
The Villa Savoye is arguably Le Corbusier's most significant contribution to modernist architecture and epitomizes all principles of his Five Points of Modern Architecture. [7] Situated in Poissy , it was constructed from 1928–1931 and commissioned by Pierre and Eugénie Savoye, who granted Le Corbusier and his collaborator Pierre Jeanneret ...
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 17 building projects in several countries by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. [1]
gate lodge at Villa Savoye Poissy-sur-Seine France 1928 1931 Heritage listed (1965) World heritage site (2016) Tsentrosoyuz: Moscow: Soviet Union: 1928: 1933: Villa Baizeau: Tunis: Tunisia 1928 1930 Maison Church Paris France 1928 Demolished Cité du Refuge of the Armée du Salut: Paris: France: 1929: 1933: Salvation Army floating dormatory ...
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Notre-Dame du Haut is commonly thought of as a more extreme design of Le Corbusier's late style. Commissioned by the Association de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame du Haut, the chapel is a simple design with two entrances, a main altar, and three chapels beneath towers. Although the building is small, it is powerful and complex.
Villa La Roche, also Maison La Roche, is a house in Paris, designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret in 1923–1925. It was designed for Raoul La Roche , a Swiss banker from Basel and collector of avant-garde art.