Le Corbusier

[ French luh kawr-by-zyey ]

noun

1. Charles Édouard Jeanneret, 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.

Le Corbusier

/ lə kɔrbyzje /

noun

1. Le Corbusier18871965MFrenchSwissARCHITECTURE: architectMISC: town planner real name Charles Édouard Jeanneret. 1887–1965, French architect and town planner, born in Switzerland. He is noted for his use of reinforced concrete and for his modular system, which used units of a standard size. His works include Unité d'Habitation at Marseilles (1946–52) and the city of Chandigarh, India (1954)

Corbusier, Le

1. A twentieth-century French architect and city planner known for designing buildings with unusual curves and unconventional shapes.

Example Sentences

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

Inspired by the domestic courtyards found in India, he added, the set is a mix of “ancient stepwell structures and modernist architecture, specifically inspired by Le Corbusier, who has a lot of buildings in India.”

From New York Times

You might find appliances, doors, lighting fixtures and cabinetry, but mostly thrifty home furnishings ranging from an oversized Pottery Barn mirror to a Le Corbusier leather sling chair.

From Seattle Times

He went to work there in 1951 after hearing that‌ Le Corbusier had accepted several commissions in India.

From New York Times

A concrete aficionado and an admirer of urban planner Le Corbusier, Niemeyer was perhaps more an artist than a technical architect.

From Washington Post