Corbusier

/ kɔrbyzje /

noun

1. Le. See Le Corbusier

Example Sentences

Made up of seven large buildings – dubbed Vele or “sails” for their triangular shape – the complex was inspired by modernist housing developments developed by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier and was meant to house some of Naples’ fast-growing population.

From BBC

Influenced by the Swiss-French Le Corbusier, and the German Walter Gropius, who arrived in London in 1934 fleeing Nazi Germany, these designers saw the new materials, minimal ornamentation and sweeping, simple lines of modernism as the way forward.

From New York Times

Facing the marble countertop are two original teak stools by the Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, designed around 1965 for the science lab at Panjab University in Chandigarh, India, a city planned from the ground up by the Swiss French architect Le Corbusier.

From New York Times

He designed the house shortly after his apprenticeship with Le Corbusier in Paris and closely followed the master architect’s five “points” or principles, including the columns that hold up the structure and its rooftop garden, reminiscent of Villa Savoye, meant to compensate for the green space lost by building.

From New York Times

This direct connection to Le Corbusier and European modernism is one reason the Aluminaire House has inspired great support over the years.

From New York Times