Le Corbusier: 1St Cpi 2016/2017

Polytechnic school of architecture and urbanism
Le Corbusier
Father of the modern architecture
1st CPI 2016/2017

Work Plan
I. Introduction
II. Biography
III. Professionnal career
IV. Modern architecture
V. Athens charter
VI. CIAM’s
VII. Influences
VIII. Principles and
concepts
IX. Realisations
I. Introduction
Le Corbusier, has undoubtedly marked modern

architecture and town planning more than any other
personality.
His project of a contemporary city as well as his works
testified to an audacity that astounded the world and
could not be ignored.
II. Biography
o Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le
Corbusier, was born on October, 6th 1887 and
died in 1965 following a heart attack on the
Cote d’Azur. He is a French architect of Swiss
nationality from a bourgeois background.
o Autodidact and man of multiple talents

(urbanist , sculptor, painter, designer, writer,
architect), he has worked on projects on a
global scale.
Realisations
Villa Savoye, 1931 France. The « Maison Blanche », The Chapelle of Notre-Dame- The Convent of Sainte
1912 Switzerland. Architect du-Haut 1955, France. Marie de La Tourette ,1960
France.
Le Urban planning
Furnitures
Designer Urbanist
Corbusier
Artist
Plan Voisin, Paris Plan Obus, Algiers
Painting Sculpture
III. Professionnal career
o Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, was trained at the La Chaux-de-Fonds school of
art in 1900 and then quickly set to work on architecture.
o He learned many techniques such as reinforced concrete from architect
Auguste Perret.
o In 1911 he embarked on a journey that

was to inspire him for his future projets.
In the same year, he graduated as a
"professor of drawing" in Switzerland
and became a professor at the Chaux-
de-Fonds school.
o In 1917, he opened his first studio of
architecture in Paris with Amédée
Ozenfant
o Two years later, they founded the
magazine "L'Esprit Nouveau" with an
architectural orientation.
IV. Modern architecture
o After the First World War, a new architecture emerged as a result
of scientific progress.
o This architecture is characterized by:

 A return to minimal decor.
 Simple geometric shapes.
 Primary colors.
 Purified and functional volumes.
 The use of new techniques.
The Bauhaus School by Walter

Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier
Gropius
Wright
o The brutalism :
Brutalism refers to an architectural style derived from the modern movement. It

is characterized by:
 angular and geometric shapes.
 the absence of ornaments and the repetition of certain elements such as
windows.
 Raw materials are used: concrete (raw), brick, steel, stone, glass.
o The first examples of brutalist

architecture are inspired by the
work of Le Corbusier, notably
from his Cité radieuse de
Marseille.
V. Athens charter
o Le Corbusier published the charter of Athens in 1933, which sets out the
means of improving the conditions of life in the modern city.
o The main principles according to the

charter of Athens are:
 The sun, the greenery and the

space are the three materials of
urbanism.
 The keys to urbanism are the four
functions: to live, work, recreate
and circulate.
VI. CIAM’s
International Congress of Modern Architecture
Le Corbusier participated in the founding of the CIAMs, which were born of

the need to promote functional architecture and urbanism after the world
war.
VII. Influences
o Nature: Le Corbusier said that the sun and the greenery made a good marriage with man.
o Painting.
o Cubism: He was influenced by Cubism which is the interpretation of the geometric figures
from where it introduced the 4th dimension: the notion of movement.
o Louis Sullivan: He was inspired by this architect, who said that "Form follows function. It is
the rule".
o Mozabite architecture: Le Corbusier was inspired by the architecture of the Beni M'zab
where he used it to build the Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp.
Interior  Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Haut  exterior

VIII. Principles and concepts
Fundamental principles :
1. The pilotis: exploitation and transformation of

the ground floor in clear space intended for
the circulations and the vegetation.
2. The roof garden: can be used as living
space, or convivial. It can also serve as
garden, sports area, solarium ...
3. The free facade: posts set back from the
facades of light walls and bays placed
independently of the structure.
4. The ribbon window: it lets the light enter,
leaving the visibility with respect to the
outside.
5. The free plane.
The architect applied the five point of modern architecture in the Villa Savoye.
The modulor:
It is a proportional system based on the number of gold and the
measurements of the human body which aims to make the architecture
functional to solve the problems of dimensioning of the space .
IX. Realisations
1. Before the war:
The Villa Jeanneret-Perret “Maison Blanche”

Switzerland, 1912
Villa Stein-De-Monzie France, 1926
Villa Savoye,France, 1931
2. After the war:
Maisons Jaoul ,France, 1952

Cité radieuse of Marseille,France, 1952
National museum of occidental art, Japan, 1959

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Polytechnic school of architecture and urbanism

1st CPI 2016/2017

Le Corbusier, has undoubtedly marked modern

o Autodidact and man of multiple talents

o In 1911 he embarked on a journey that

o This architecture is characterized by:

The Bauhaus School by Walter

Brutalism refers to an architectural style derived from the modern movement. It

o The first examples of brutalist

o The main principles according to the

 The sun, the greenery and the

Le Corbusier participated in the founding of the CIAMs, which were born of

Interior  Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Haut  exterior

1. The pilotis: exploitation and transformation of

The Villa Jeanneret-Perret “Maison Blanche”

Maisons Jaoul ,France, 1952

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