French-Swiss architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer (1887 to 1965), one of the pioneers of modern architecture. He developed the Five Points of Architecture and designed the Villa Savoye, a canonical work of the International Style.
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Brutalism, Movements Le Corbusiers postwar beton brut concrete buildings, especially the Unite dHabitation, are the acknowledged origin of the Brutalist style later named after them.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: France, nationality there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia: Le Corbusier
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He was born in Switzerland to French-speaking Swiss parents and acquired French nationality in 1930.
Wikidata: Le Corbusier
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