Architecture History II by Summer Wong https://padlet.com/summer1018/lecorbusier The home should be the treasure chest of living. --- Le Corbusier en-us 2016-08-23 14:56:28 UTC 2025-10-28 15:59:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png summer1018 https://padlet.com/summer1018/lecorbusier/wish/119381965 2016-08-23 15:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/summer1018/lecorbusier/wish/119381965 Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris summer1018 https://padlet.com/summer1018/lecorbusier/wish/119382427 Born: 6th October, 1887
Died: 27th August, 1965

- Swiss-French Architecture, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, MODERN ARCHITECTURE

Timeline
1887 - Born in Switzerland
1907 - First trip to Italy, Vienna for 4months
            Met Gustav Klimt & Josef Hoffman
1908 - Paris, Work in the office of Auguste Perret,
            the French pioneer of reinforced concrete
1910 - Worked near Berlin, with Peter Behrens,
            might have met Mies van der Rohe &   Walter Gropius till March 1911.
1911 - Journeyed to the Balkans and visited Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey & Greece.
1914 - 1915 - Dom-Ino House, proposed an open floor plan consisting of concrete slabs supported by a minimal number of thin reinforced concrete columns around the edges, with a stairway providing access to each level on one side of the floor plan. Became the foundation for most of his architecture over ten years.
1920 - Charles-Edouard Jeanneret adopted him, reflecting his belief that anyone could reinvent themselves.
1918 - 1922 - He did not build anything, concentrating his efforts on Purist theory and painting.
1922 - He and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret opened a studio in Paris.
1923 - 1928: The Villas, Paris, France
                        a) Villa La Roche
                        b) Villa Jeanneret
                        c) Villa Savoye, Poissy-sur-Seine
Originally built as a country retreat on behest for Savoye family
1958 - Purchased by the neighbouring school, passed on to be property of the French State
1965 - after surviving several plans of demolition, it designated as an official French historical monument
1985 to 1997 - roughly renovated, under the care of the Centre des monuments nationaux
Today - open to visitors year-round.
1927 - Le Corbusier was awarded the two prime sites, facing the city, and by far the largest budget in Weissenhof Estate (international showcase which known as the International style of modern architecture.
1930 - Became a French citizen.
1949 - 1952: United Nations Headquarters, NYC
1951: Building in Ahmedabad, India
           a) Sanskar Kendra Museum
           b) ATMA House
           c) Villa Sarabhai
           d) Villa Shodhan
July 2016 - the house and several other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites



Career
- Spanned in 5 decades
- Building constructed in 3 country, EUROPE, INDIA, AMERICAs

1923 - 1928: The Villas, Paris, France
                        a) Villa La Roche
                        b) Villa Jeanneret
                        c) Villa Savoye, Poissy-sur-Seine
1949 - 1952: United Nations Headquarters, NYC
1951: Building in Ahmedabad, India
           a) Sanskar Kendra Museum
           b) ATMA House
           c) Villa Sarabhai
           d) Villa Shodhan


References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier
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- designed by Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret(cousin)
- between 1928 till 1931
- building material: reinforced concrete
- "five points" of new architecture
- the villa representative of the bases of modern architecture
- one of the most easily recognisable&renowned examples of the International style

Timeline
Originally built as a country retreat on behest for Savoye family

1958 - Purchased by the neighbouring school, passed on to be property of the French State
1965 - after surviving several plans of demolition, it designated as an official French historical monument
1985 to 1997 - roughly renovated, under the care of the Centre des monuments nationaux

Today - open to visitors year-round.

July 2016 - the house and several other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites



references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Savoye]]> 2016-09-06 04:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/summer1018/lecorbusier/wish/121678274 Five Points of new architecture summer1018 https://padlet.com/summer1018/lecorbusier/wish/121678532 - most evident in Villa Savoye
- 5 points are:
  • Pilotis
    i) replacement of supporting walls by a grid of reinforced concrete columns
    ii) bears the structural load is the basis of new aesthetic.
  • Free designing of the ground plan
    i) the absence of supporting walls (means the house is unrestrained in its internal use)
  • Free design of the facade
    i) separating the exterior of the building from its structural function (sets the facade free from structural constraints.)
  • Horizontal window
     i) cuts the facade along its entire length, lights rooms equally
  • Roof gardens on a flat roof
     i) serve a domestic purpose while providing essential protection to the concrete roof.

references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier%27s_Five_Points_of_Architecture
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD-SFp_NvT8
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