The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Chosen from the work of Le Corbusier, the 17 sites
comprising this transnational serial property are spread over seven
countries and are a testimonial to the invention of a new architectural
language that made a break with the past. They were built over a period
of a half-century, in the course of what Le Corbusier described as
“patient research”. The Complexe du Capitole in Chandigarh (India), the
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (Japan), the House of Dr Curutchet
in La Plata (Argentina) and the Unité d’habitation in Marseille
(France) reflect the solutions that the Modern Movement sought to apply
during the 20th century to the challenges of inventing new architectural
techniques to respond to the needs of society. These masterpieces of
creative genius also attest to the internationalization of architectural
practice across the planet.
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