Le Corbusier Quotes And Sayings

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades; he constructed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and North and South America. Le Corbusier prepared the master plan for the city of Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for several buildings there. On July 17, 2016, seventeen projects by Le Corbusier in seven countries were inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites as “an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement”.

The Home Should Be The Treasure Chest Of Living.

I Prefer Drawing To Talking. Drawing Is Faster, And Leaves Less Room For Lies.

To Create Architecture Is To Put In Order. Put What In Order? Function And Objects.

A House Is A Machine For Living In.

Architecture Is The Learned Game, Correct And Magnificent, Of Forms Assembled In The Light.

Space And Light And Order. Those Are The Things That Men Need Just As Much As They Need Bread Or A Place To Sleep.

A Hundred Times Have I Thought New York Is A Catastrophe And 50 Times: It Is A Beautiful Catastrophe.