To Le Corbusier, the issue of mass housing was "the problem of the epoch." As urban populations grew in the mid-20th century, the architect envisioned a strictly regimented "Radiant City" plan ...

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An entire floor of the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine's permanent collections is devoted tomodern architecture. Here ...

while also pushing for designs that strive for social living reforms such as in Le Corbusier’s experimental works or Lacaton & Vassal’s considerate interventions. It’s this openness to the ...

Explore India's architectural evolution post-independence: a blend of modernism and tradition shaping today's built ...

Warning of an impending crisis brought on by overpopulation and unsustainable urban density, Le Corbusier created his city plan as a response to what he saw as a growing crisis. Le Corbusier saw ...

They all took up residence from 1934 – with Yvonne staying until her death in 1957, and Le Corbusier until 1965. The design of the building and its reinforced frame structure allowed a ‘free plan’ to ...

This story appears in the April 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1925 Le Corbusier, the Swiss-French architect and pioneer of modernism, suggested razing the homes, statues ...