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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)
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Corbusier, Le

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


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North America Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes, Museum of Modern Art, New York, June 15–September 23.

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