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Architects comment on Le Corbusier's 100-year legacy

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Le Corbusier was to architecture what Picasso was to painting, a towering and egomaniacal creative force who transformed his discipline for ever. His buildings have inspired admiration, sometimes devotion. He is an icon, granted the nickname “Corb” or “Corbu” by architects.

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Le Corbusier protégé and longtime Knowlton School professor José Oubrerie dies aged 91

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The longtime Knowlton School professor was noted for his academic accomplishments and for being one of the last surviving members of Le Corbusier ’s studio. José Oubrerie , a French architect with ties to many leading modernists, has died at the age of 91.

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Le Corbusier's Color Theory: Embracing Polychromy in Architecture

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Unite d' Habitation / Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier explored a wide range of scales in his work, from furniture design to urban planning for entire cities. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu The work of the French-Swiss architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret is, among many other adjectives, comprehensive.

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Le Corbusier's Enduring Spirit: Celebrating 100 Years of Architectural Influence

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Image via Maxpixel One hundred years ago, in 1923, Le Corbusier ’s “ Vers une Architecture ” was published in the magazine “L’Esprit Nouveau.” Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp. Now, a century later, these theories have become part of every architect’s education, but they are also highly contested.

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Bottega Veneta presents custom-made Le Corbusier stools at Milan Fashion Week

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The set design for the Bottega Veneta Autumn Winter 2024 womenswear show at Milan Fashion Week featured a special edition of Le Corbusier 's LC14 Cabanon stool in burnt wood. Originally, the stool was a whiskey box that Le Corbusier found and "repurposed a pragmatic thing that became a legend," Blazy said.

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on the rocks: bottega veneta honors le corbusier during milan design week

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bottega veneta reimagines le corbusier's boxy 'LC14 tabouret cabanon' tables with custom leatherwork for milan design week. The post on the rocks: bottega veneta honors le corbusier during milan design week appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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José Oubrerie, French architect, professor, and Le Corbusier protégé, dies at 91

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Oubrerie was famously known as one of Le Corbusier’s closest protégés who completed Église Saint-Pierre in Firminy, The post José Oubrerie, French architect, professor, and Le Corbusier protégé, dies at 91 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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