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Le Corbusier, born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, was one of the most important architects of the 20th century. His design philosophy had a profound impact on modern architecture, particularly known for his minimalist, functionalist, and modular designs. Le Corbusier's architectural works and theoretical writings, such as 'Towards a New Architecture', have had a significant influence on architects to this day.

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Famous Le Corbusier Quotes

“A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe.”

Beautiful New York City Catastrophe

Book:When the cathedrals were white

Source: When the cathedrals were white

“A hundred times have I thought New York is a catastrophe and 50 times: It is a beautiful catastrophe.”

Beautiful New York Design Hundred New York City Architect Catastrophe City Life Great Cities Beautiful City

Author:Le Corbusier

“Belgrade is the ugliest city in the world in the most beautiful place in the world.”

World Beautiful Cities Places In The World Beautiful Places Cities In The World Belgrade

Author:Le Corbusier

“You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say: This is beautiful. That is Architecture. Art enters in.”

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Book:Towards a New Architecture

Source: Towards a New Architecture

“Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of masses brought together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade reveal these forms; cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders or pyramids are the great primary forms which light reveals to advantage; the image of these is distinct and tangible within us without ambiguity. It is for this reason that these are beautiful forms, the most beautiful forms. Everybody is agreed to that, the child, the savage and the metaphysician.”

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Author:Le Corbusier

About the Author

Born: October 6, 1887
Died: August 27, 1965
Known for: Architect
Quotes: 46

Books & Sources

Towards a New ArchitectureRelated source material

When the cathedrals were whiteRelated source material

Opus 1, Le CorbusierRelated source material

Precisions on the present state of architecture and city planning: with an American prologue, a Brazilian corollary followed by The temperature of Paris and The atmosphere of MoscowRelated source material

The City of Tomorrow and Its PlanningRelated source material

The modulor: a harmonious measure to the human scale, universally applicable to architecture and mechanicsRelated source material

Urbanisme, Algiers, and other buildings and projects, 1930-1933Related source material

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