Le Corbusier

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Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris [1]
6 October 1887 ( 1887-10-06 )
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Swisserland
Dee'd 27 August 1965 (1965-08-27) (aged 77)
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin , Fraunce
Naitionality Swiss, French
Awairds AIA Gowd Medal (1961), Grand Officiers o the Legion d'honneur (1964)
Biggins Villa Savoye , Poissy
Villa La Roche , Paris
Unite d'habitation , Marseille
Notre Dame du Haut , Ronchamp
Biggins in Chandigarh , Indie
Projects Ville Radieuse

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris , better kent as Le Corbusier ( 6t October 1887 ? 27 Augist , 1965 ), wis a French Swiss -born airchitect , weel kent for his contreibutions tae whit is nou cryed modernism , or the International Style . He wis a pioneer in theoretical studies o modren design an wis dedicate tae providin better leevin condeetions for the residents o croudit ceities. His career raxed five decades, wi iconic biggins constructit across central Europe, Indie , Roushae , an ae structur the piece in North an Sooth Americae . He wis an urban planner, penter, sculptor, writer an modren furniture designer an aa.

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