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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 .
Villa Savoye: Poissy-sur-Seine, France: France: 1928: 1931: heritage listed (1965); [1] World Heritage Site (2016) [2] 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 ...
The system of pilotis for the accommodation of people and cars was proposed and proved to be very effective by allowing multiple access points to the building. The ramps were proposed by the architect for the interior circulation between the floors, detail that links back to his Villa Savoye. Le Corbusier said: "We have approached the problem ...
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]
Sainte Marie de La Tourette is a Dominican Order priory, located on a hillside near Lyon, France, designed by the architect Le Corbusier, the architect’s final building.. The design of the building began in May 1953 and completed in 19
Villa Savoye in Paris, designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, using reinforced concrete and demonstrating Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture, is completed. [4] [5] Commerce Court North is completed in Toronto, Ontario and becomes the tallest building in the British Empire (1931–1962).
Vers une Architecture and Villa Savoye: A Comparison of Treatise and Building – A multipart essay explaining the basics of Le Corbusier's theory and contrasting them with his built work. Behne, Adolf (1923). The Modern Functional Building. Michael Robinson, trans. Santa Monica: Getty Research Institute, 1996. Forty, Adrian (2000). "Function".