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Page 1: LE CORBUSIER: AN ATLAS OF MODERN LANDSCAPES By: Michelle & Rob.

LE CORBUSIER:AN ATLAS OF MODERN LANDSCAPES

By: Michelle & Rob

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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

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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

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Still Life, 1920

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Adieu Von, 1957

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Notre Dame du Haut (Ronchamp 1955)

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Five Points of Architecture

Pilotis Free façade Open floor plan Horizontal views Roof garden

Villa Savoye, 1931

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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

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Villa Clarte (1932)

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City Design

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Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project

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Exhibit

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Closing Thoughts