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Le Corbusier’s concrete wonders
Maison de la Culture (Firminy, France) 1953 —
The cultural center in Firminy has colorful openings and contains facilities such as a music room, auditorium, theater, art studio, bar and dance room.
The High Court is part of a series of buildings known as the Capitol Complex created for the Punjab state government after it lost its capital Lahore in the breakaway of Pakistan.
This was the first large-scale residential housing project built on the idea of a "vertical garden city". It accommodates approximately 1,600 residents among 18 floors in living, public, and communal spaces.
Both Le Corbusier and the Savoye family believed in the value of incorporating nature into modern lifestyle. The house efficiently integrates indoor and outdoor spaces.
Couvent Sainte-Marie de la Tourette (Eveux-sur-l'Arbresle, France) 1953 —
The monastery of La Tourette was designed to offer a unique self-contained world for monks. Not only did Le Corbusier design the convent but he also chose the site himself. It is the last building Le Corbusier built in Europe.
Businessman Henry Frugès commissioned Le Corbusier to design a house saying, "I am going to enable you to realize your theories in practice, right up to their most extreme consequences." Le Corbusier built the house entirely from reinforced concrete.
This is a modern house built for Swiss banker Raoul La Roche. Carefully planned wall openings, stairs, ramps and balconies bring sufficient natural light into the space.
The National Museum of Western Art (Tokyo, Japan) 1959 —
When the French government agreed to return Japanese industrialist Kojiro's works to Japan, they did it on the condition that they should be housed in a museum made by a Frenchman. Le Corbusier was a lead designer of the structure but detailing and construction supervision was done by Japanese architects.
This is a house made for Le Corbusier's parents. The design and the building was completed before the site was chosen. The house has three elements of Le Corbusier's modern style: a garden terrace, free floor plan, and large, running windows.
Le Corbusier and other architects built a series of 21 worker houses. This family home within the complex exhibits much of his signature style including long, horizontal windows and a flat roof terrace.
This studio apartment is located in the district of Molitor known for its sports facilities and parks such as the Jean-Bouin Stadium. Le Corbusier designed each apartment to have an entire wall of glass from floor to ceiling.
Cabanon de Le Corbusier (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France) 1951 —
Cabanon is a single-cell holiday house that Le Corbusier built for himself. Furniture and amenities are kept to a minimum in an area of just 15 square meters.
This studio-residence is a mansion built for the painter René Guiette, which is the only remaining building of Le Corbusier in Belgium. It is an early example of a simple, purist house.
