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Archive - August 27th, 2025 : 60 years since the death of Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect. 

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Le Corbusier (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965) was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer, who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and acquired French nationality in 1930. His career spanned five decades, in which he designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, as well as North and South America.

Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne.... 

Rene Burri 1959

FRANCE. Paris. 24, rue Nungesser-et-Coli. LE CORBUSIER sitting... 

Rene Burri 1960

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Le CORBUSIER arriving from Chandigarh (India).... 

Rene Burri 1959

FRANCE. Swiss architect LE CORBUSIER at his desk. 1959. 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Paris. 16th arrondissement. 24, rue Nungesser-et-Coli.... 

Rene Burri 1959

FRANCE. Paris. 16th. 24, rue Nungesser-et-Coli. LE CORBUSIER... 

Rene Burri 1960

LE CORBUSIER, painter, architect & urbanist. 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Paris. 7th arrondissement. 35, rue de Sèvres. "Atelier... 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Paris. 7th arrondissement. 35, rue de Sèvres."Atelier... 

Rene Burri 1959

LE CORBUSIER, painter, urbanist & architect. 1959. 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Paris. 7th arrondissement. 35, rue de Sèvres."Atelier... 

Rene Burri 1960

France. Paris. 16th arrondissement. 24, rue Nungesser-et-Coli.... 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Paris. 16th arrondissement. 24, rue Nungesser-et-Coli.... 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Rhone-Alpes region. Rhone department. Town of Eveux.... 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE Paris. 16th arrondissement. 24, rue Nungesser-et-Coli.... 

Rene Burri 1970

INDIA. Chandigarh. 1970. 

HG 1988

FRANCE. Cotes d'Azur region. Bouches-du-Rhone department. Town... 

Rene Burri 1982

FRANCE. Ile-de-France region. Yvelines department. Town of Poissy.... 

Rene Burri 1970

Chandigarh. Indias new capital built by Le CORBUSIER. Government... 

Rene Burri 1970

INDIA. Chandigarh. 1970. Government housing in India's new capital... 

Richard Kalvar 1978

FRANCE. Marseille. The "Cite Radieuse", a housing complex designed... 

Martine Franck 1984

FRANCE. Ile-de-France region. Yvelines department. Town of Poissy.... 

Rene Burri 1960

Rhône department. Eveux-sur-Arbresle. 1960. 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Rhone department. Eveux-sur-Arbresle. La Tourette monastery... 

Rene Burri 1966

USA. Massachussets. Cambridge. Harvard University. Carpenter... 

Rene Burri 1960

FRANCE. Rhone department. Eveux-sur-Arbresle. La Tourette monastery... 

Rene Burri 1955

FRANCE. 1955. Inauguration of the chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut,... 
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