Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier (1887 – 1965), was an architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer.
Life and work
Born in Switzerland and becamed a French citizen (1930), Le Corbusier is one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. Young Jeanneret was attracted to the visual arts and studied at the La-Chaux-de-Fonds Art School. His architecture teacher in the Art School was the architect René Chapallaz, who had a large influence on Le Corbusier's earliest house designs.
Villa Fallet is a house located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland designed by noted architect Le Corbusier. It was his first commission as an architect at the age of 17. It was completed in 1905. It is recognised as a building of cultural significance in Switzerland.
Works
Links
- Le Corbusier Foundation (in French)