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==Publications==
 
==Publications==
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* ''Étude sur le mouvement d’art décoratif en Allemagne'', 1912. (in French)
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* ''Étude sur le mouvement d’art décoratif en Allemagne'', 1912. {{fr}}
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* as Amédée Ozenfant, ''Après le cubisme'', Paris, 1918. (in French)
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* as Amédée Ozenfant, ''Après le cubisme'', Paris, 1918. {{fr}}
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Depois_do_cubismo.pdf|Depois do cubismo]]'', trans. Célia Euvaldo, São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2005, 88 pp. (in Portuguese)
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Depois_do_cubismo.pdf|Depois do cubismo]]'', trans. Célia Euvaldo, São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2005, 88 pp. {{pt}}
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* ''Vers une architecture'', Paris: G. Crès et Cie, 1923, 230 pp. (in French)
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* {{a|Corbusier1923}} ''Vers une architecture'', Paris: G. Crès et Cie, 1923, 230 pp. {{fr}}
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** [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5192 ''Towards a New Architecture''], London: John Rodker, 1931; New York: Dover, 1986, 320 pp.
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** [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5192 ''Towards a New Architecture''], London: John Rodker, 1931; New York: Dover, 1986, 320 pp. {{en}}
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** ''Por uma arquitetura'', São Paulo: Perspectiva, 5th ed., 1998. (in Portuguese)
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** ''Por uma arquitetura'', São Paulo: Perspectiva, 5th ed., 1998. {{pt}}
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* ''Urbanisme'', Paris: Crès, 1924, 284 pp. (in French)
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* ''Urbanisme'', Paris: Crès, 1924, 284 pp. {{fr}}
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Le_ciudad_del_futuro_3a_ed.pdf|Le Ciudad del futuro]]'', trans. E.L. Revol, 1962; 2nd ed., 1972; 3rd ed., Buenos Aires: Infinito, 1985. (in Spanish)
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Le_ciudad_del_futuro_3a_ed.pdf|Le Ciudad del futuro]]'', trans. E.L. Revol, 1962; 2nd ed., 1972; 3rd ed., Buenos Aires: Infinito, 1985. {{es}}
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* with Paul Otlet and Pierre Jeanneret, ''Mundaneum'', Brussels: Union des associations internationales, 1928, 46 pp. (in French)
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* with Paul Otlet and Pierre Jeanneret, ''Mundaneum'', Brussels: Union des associations internationales, 1928, 46 pp. {{fr}}
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* ''Précisions sur un état présent de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme'', Paris: G. Crès et Cie, 1930, 268 pp. (in French)
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* ''Précisions sur un état présent de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme'', Paris: G. Crès et Cie, 1930, 268 pp. {{fr}}
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Precisoes_Sobre_um_estado_presente_da_arquitetura_e_do_urbanismo.pdf|Precisões: sobre um estado presente da arquitetura e do urbanismo]]'', trans. Carlos Eugênio Marcondes de Moura, São Paulo: Cosac & Naify, 2004, 296 pp. (in Portuguese)
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Precisoes_Sobre_um_estado_presente_da_arquitetura_e_do_urbanismo.pdf|Precisões: sobre um estado presente da arquitetura e do urbanismo]]'', trans. Carlos Eugênio Marcondes de Moura, São Paulo: Cosac & Naify, 2004, 296 pp. {{pt}}
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* ''Quand les cathédrales étaient blanches. Voyage au pays des timides'', Paris: Plon, 1937, 325 pp. (in French)
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* ''Quand les cathédrales étaient blanches. Voyage au pays des timides'', Paris: Plon, 1937, 325 pp. {{fr}}
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** [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5199 ''When the Cathedrals Were White''], trans. Francis E. Hyslop, Jr., Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947; McGraw-Hill, 1964, 243 pp.
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** [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5199 ''When the Cathedrals Were White''], trans. Francis E. Hyslop, Jr., Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947; McGraw-Hill, 1964, 243 pp. {{en}}
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Cuando_las_catedrales_eran_blancas_2a_ed.pdf|Cuando las catedrales eran blancas]]'', trans. Julio E. Payró, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1948; 2nd ed., 1958, 294 pp. (in Spanish)
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Cuando_las_catedrales_eran_blancas_2a_ed.pdf|Cuando las catedrales eran blancas]]'', trans. Julio E. Payró, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1948; 2nd ed., 1958, 294 pp. {{es}}
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* with François de Pierrefeu, ''La maison des hommes'', Paris, 1942, 211 pp. (in French)
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* with François de Pierrefeu, ''La maison des hommes'', Paris, 1942, 211 pp. {{fr}}
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* ''La Charte d'Athènes'', Paris: Plon, 1943, 243 pp; Paris: Minuit, 1957. (in French)
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* ''La Charte d'Athènes'', Paris: Plon, 1943, 243 pp; Paris: Minuit, 1957. {{fr}}
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_A_Carta_de_Atenas.pdf|A Carta de Atenas]]'', trans. Rebeca Scherer, São Paulo: IIUCITEC/EDUSP, 1993. (in Portuguese)
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_A_Carta_de_Atenas.pdf|A Carta de Atenas]]'', trans. Rebeca Scherer, São Paulo: IIUCITEC/EDUSP, 1993. {{pt}}
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* ''Les trois établissements humains'', Paris: Denoël, 1945, 271 pp. (in French)
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* ''Les trois établissements humains'', Paris: Denoël, 1945, 271 pp. {{fr}}
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** [[Media:Corbusier_Le_Os_tres_estabelecimentos_humanos_2a_ed.pdf|''Os três estabelecimentos humanos'']], trans. Dora Maria de Aguiar Whitaker, São Paulo: Perspectiva, 1976; 2nd ed., 1979. (in Portuguese)
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** [[Media:Corbusier_Le_Os_tres_estabelecimentos_humanos_2a_ed.pdf|''Os três estabelecimentos humanos'']], trans. Dora Maria de Aguiar Whitaker, São Paulo: Perspectiva, 1976; 2nd ed., 1979. {{pt}}
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* ''Le Modulor'', Boulogne, 1950; 2nd ed., 1951, 240 pp. (in French)
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* ''Le Modulor'', Boulogne, 1950; 2nd ed., 1951, 240 pp. {{fr}}
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** [[Media:Corbusier_Le_El_Modulor_2a_ed.pdf|''El Modulor'']], trans. Rosario Vera, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1953; 2nd ed. 1961, 225 pp. (in Spanish)
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** [[Media:Corbusier_Le_El_Modulor_2a_ed.pdf|''El Modulor'']], trans. Rosario Vera, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1953; 2nd ed. 1961, 225 pp. {{es}}
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** ''O Modulor'', trans. Marta Sequeira, Lisbon: Orfeu Negro, 2010. (in Portuguese)
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** ''O Modulor'', trans. Marta Sequeira, Lisbon: Orfeu Negro, 2010. {{pt}}
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* ''Le Modulor II (La parole est aux usagers)'', Boulogne, 1955, 344 pp. (in French)
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* ''Le Modulor II (La parole est aux usagers)'', Boulogne, 1955, 344 pp. {{fr}}
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** [[Media:Corbusier_Le_Modulor_2_ES.pdf|''Modulor 2'']], trans. Albert Junyent, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1962. (in Spanish)
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** [[Media:Corbusier_Le_Modulor_2_ES.pdf|''Modulor 2'']], trans. Albert Junyent, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1962. {{es}}
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* ''Entretien avec les étudiants des écoles d'architecture'', Paris: Minuit, 1957. (in French)
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* ''Entretien avec les étudiants des écoles d'architecture'', Paris: Minuit, 1957. {{fr}}
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Mensagem_aos_estudantes_de_arquitetura.pdf|Mensagem aos estudantes de arquitetura]]'', trans. Rejane Janowitzer, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2005. (in Portuguese)
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** ''[[Media:Corbusier_Le_Mensagem_aos_estudantes_de_arquitetura.pdf|Mensagem aos estudantes de arquitetura]]'', trans. Rejane Janowitzer, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2005. {{pt}}
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* ''Le poème électronique: Pavillon Philips pour l’Exposition Universelle de 1958'', Paris: Minuit,‎ 1958, 244 pp. (in French)
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* ''Le poème électronique: Pavillon Philips pour l’Exposition Universelle de 1958'', Paris: Minuit,‎ 1958, 244 pp. {{fr}}
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* ''La Voyage d'Orient'', Paris: Minuit, 1966, 174 pp. (in French)
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* ''La Voyage d'Orient'', Paris: Minuit, 1966, 174 pp. {{fr}}
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** ''[http://visible-art.com/userfiles/file/Architectural%20Magazines/Le.Corbusier-El.Viaje.A.Oriente.pdf El Viaje de oriente]'', 1984; 2nd ed., Valencia: Artes Graficas Soler, 1993, 188 pp. (in Spanish)
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** ''[http://visible-art.com/userfiles/file/Architectural%20Magazines/Le.Corbusier-El.Viaje.A.Oriente.pdf El Viaje de oriente]'', 1984; 2nd ed., Valencia: Artes Graficas Soler, 1993, 188 pp. {{es}}
  
 
===Collected works===
 
===Collected works===
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11309 Le Corbusier: Complete Works in 8 Volumes]'', Vol. 1: 1910-1929, Vol. 2: 1929-1934, Vol. 3: 1934-1938, Vol. 4: 1938-1946, Vol. 5: 1946-1952, Vol. 6: 1952-1957, Vol. 7: 1957-1965, Vol. 8: The Last Works, eds. Willy Boesiger, Oscar Stonorov and Max Bill, Zurich: Les Éditions d’Architecture, 1930-70, 1708 pp. (in French/English/German)
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11309 Le Corbusier: Complete Works in 8 Volumes]'', Vol. 1: 1910-1929, Vol. 2: 1929-1934, Vol. 3: 1934-1938, Vol. 4: 1938-1946, Vol. 5: 1946-1952, Vol. 6: 1952-1957, Vol. 7: 1957-1965, Vol. 8: The Last Works, eds. Willy Boesiger, Oscar Stonorov and Max Bill, Zurich: Les Éditions d’Architecture, 1930-70, 1708 pp. {{fr}}/{{en}}/{{de}}
  
 
==Literature==
 
==Literature==

Revision as of 09:56, 2 July 2015


Le Corbusier studying architectural plans and a small model of building in his office, Paris, 1946.
Born October 6, 1887(1887-10-06)
Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Died August 27, 1965(1965-08-27) (aged 77)
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier (1887 – 1965), was an architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. His career spanned five decades, with his buildings constructed throughout Europe, India, and America.

Portraits

  • Jeanneret family Corbusier 1889.jpg

    Jeanneret family, young Le Corbusier on the left, 1889.

  • Le Corbusier Vichy's stadium, 1942.jpg

    At Vichy's stadium, 1942.

Selected works

  • Villa Fallet, Switzerland, 1905.
  • Villa Stotzer, Switzerland, 1907.
  • Villa La Roche, Paris, France, 1923.
  • Villas at Weissenhof Estate, Stuttgart, 1927.
  • Tsentrosoyuz, Moscow, 1928.
  • Maison Errazuriz, Chile, 1930.
  • Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina, 1949.
  • United Nations headquarters, New York City, 1952.
  • Mill Owners' Association Building, Ahmedabad, India, 1951.
  • National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 1957.
  • Philips Pavilion at the World Expositon Brussels, 1958.
  • Center for Electronic Calculus, Olivetti, Milan, 1961.
  • Church of Saint-Pierre, Firminy, France, designed in 1960, built posthumously and completed under José Oubrerie's guidance, 2006.

  • Villa Jeanneret-Perret, c1912.

  • Villa Le Lac at Corseaux on Lake Geneva, 1920s.

  • Le Corbusier with a model of Villa Radieuse, 1930s.

  • Le Corbusier with a model of Villa Savoye, 1935.

  • Le Corbusier in front of the murals in Villa E1027 he designed for Jean Badovici and Eillen Gray, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, c1939.

  • The roof of Cité Radieuse, the compact Marseille community Le Corbusier built from 1947-1952, in its former life as a gym.

Publications

  • Étude sur le mouvement d’art décoratif en Allemagne, 1912. (French)
  • as Amédée Ozenfant, Après le cubisme, Paris, 1918. (French)
    • Depois do cubismo, trans. Célia Euvaldo, São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2005, 88 pp. (Portuguese)
  • Vers une architecture, Paris: G. Crès et Cie, 1923, 230 pp. (French)
    • Towards a New Architecture, London: John Rodker, 1931; New York: Dover, 1986, 320 pp. (English)
    • Por uma arquitetura, São Paulo: Perspectiva, 5th ed., 1998. (Portuguese)
  • Urbanisme, Paris: Crès, 1924, 284 pp. (French)
    • Le Ciudad del futuro, trans. E.L. Revol, 1962; 2nd ed., 1972; 3rd ed., Buenos Aires: Infinito, 1985. (Spanish)
  • with Paul Otlet and Pierre Jeanneret, Mundaneum, Brussels: Union des associations internationales, 1928, 46 pp. (French)
  • Précisions sur un état présent de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme, Paris: G. Crès et Cie, 1930, 268 pp. (French)
  • Quand les cathédrales étaient blanches. Voyage au pays des timides, Paris: Plon, 1937, 325 pp. (French)
  • with François de Pierrefeu, La maison des hommes, Paris, 1942, 211 pp. (French)
  • La Charte d'Athènes, Paris: Plon, 1943, 243 pp; Paris: Minuit, 1957. (French)
    • A Carta de Atenas, trans. Rebeca Scherer, São Paulo: IIUCITEC/EDUSP, 1993. (Portuguese)
  • Les trois établissements humains, Paris: Denoël, 1945, 271 pp. (French)
  • Le Modulor, Boulogne, 1950; 2nd ed., 1951, 240 pp. (French)
    • El Modulor, trans. Rosario Vera, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1953; 2nd ed. 1961, 225 pp. (Spanish)
    • O Modulor, trans. Marta Sequeira, Lisbon: Orfeu Negro, 2010. (Portuguese)
  • Le Modulor II (La parole est aux usagers), Boulogne, 1955, 344 pp. (French)
    • Modulor 2, trans. Albert Junyent, Buenos Aires: Poseidon, 1962. (Spanish)
  • Entretien avec les étudiants des écoles d'architecture, Paris: Minuit, 1957. (French)
  • Le poème électronique: Pavillon Philips pour l’Exposition Universelle de 1958, Paris: Minuit,‎ 1958, 244 pp. (French)
  • La Voyage d'Orient, Paris: Minuit, 1966, 174 pp. (French)

Collected works

  • Le Corbusier: Complete Works in 8 Volumes, Vol. 1: 1910-1929, Vol. 2: 1929-1934, Vol. 3: 1934-1938, Vol. 4: 1938-1946, Vol. 5: 1946-1952, Vol. 6: 1952-1957, Vol. 7: 1957-1965, Vol. 8: The Last Works, eds. Willy Boesiger, Oscar Stonorov and Max Bill, Zurich: Les Éditions d’Architecture, 1930-70, 1708 pp. (French)/(English)/(German)

Literature

Links

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