Posts of category: Le Corbusier

Posts of category: Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier’s Iconic Architectural Polychromy Featured in Sea Point Apartment

German-based, Lawrence Wilcox, infuses his love for modernist architecture with the beauty of Cape Town in this one-of-a-kind apartment. The lofty two-bedroom apartment in Sea Point’s Ten on Q (developed by Blok) was purchased off-plan by Lawrence and his wife some years ago. Attracted to the modernist feel of the space, Lawrence, a lifelong fan of modernism (particularly mid-century modern), knew that Le Corbusier's Architectural Polychromy was just what he needed to liven up the lacklustre interior.

The Le Corbusier houses of the Weissenhof Estate

Stuttgart – Schlossplatz, the work of Otto Dix, the Porsche or Mercedes-Benz Museum, the television tower and houses 13 - 15 of the Weissenhof Estate by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. The single-family house No. 13 is based on the concept of "Citrohan Häuser" that Le Corbusier presented in his 1920-1922 studies.

" my pictures are paintings more than photos "

Architectural photography is generally understood to be photography that focuses on buildings. In exchange with Frédéric Laban, photographer from Marseille, we learned how he discovered the Le Corbusier buildings in France with his camera and captured exciting details.

Le Corbusier’s residential unit "Type Berlin"

The Unité d'Habitation in Berlin-Charlottenburg differs in some architectural features from its sisters in France. Some features are missing, but Le Corbusier found clever solutions to cover up the deviations.For the 60th anniversary, the Paris artist Florence Cosnefroy now realised the project "Colour Dialogue".

Studio-Apartment Le Corbusier

After two years of extensive restoration work, the Parisian studio apartment by Le Corbusier is back to its original state.

Le Corbusier´s Fourth Dimension

The exhibition of the Cobra Museum for Modern Art places the multi-dimensionality of Le Corbusier in the foreground - with original, and as yet unpublished, drawings, paintings, tapestries and objects.

Le Corbusier's buildings are UNESCO world heritage

17 of Le Corbusier's buildings and sites will be registered in the UNESCO world heritage!