Facing the azure sea, tiny yet legendary, Le Corbusier's cottage in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin embodies an ideal way of life, ...

The golden ratio is obtained by looking for a particular rectangle. Let us imagine a rectangle of length b and width a. Inside this rectangle, we draw a square (an x a). We are left with a rectangle ...

In this distinctive, bold print, Le Corbusier's theories of modular architecture are succinctly illustrated. Le Corbusier felt that there was an inseparable connection between painting and ...

Pratt Institute School of Architecture and the Pratt Library will present “Le Corbusier – Miracle Boxes,” a multidisciplinary, three-part exhibition on the work of renowned Swiss-French architect, ...

There’s no doubt that history informs the present, especially in the realm of contemporary design born from the modernist canon. Students are regularly lectured about the significance of certain ...

Cité de Refuge is one of many International Style buildings that have fallen into disrepair. But a faithful recreation isn’t the way forward. Many legendary 20th century architects were wildly ...

Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) with Pierre Jeanneret. Villa Savoye Poissy-sur-Seine, France. 1929–31. Wood, aluminum, and plastic, 16 x 34 x 32" (40.6 x ...

"Much too small." With those three words, Le Corbusier dismissed the architecture of New York City moments after arriving for the first time in the Fall of 1935. Though the skyscrapers were larger ...

Photographer Roberto Conte uncovers the hidden gems of Chandigarh’s concrete infrastructure in his new series exploring the Le Corbusier-designed Indian city. The images capture the modernist ...

ArchDaily is continuing our partnership with The Architectural Review, bringing you short introductions to the themes of the magazine’s monthly editions. In this post, we take a look at AR’s September ...