About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: Jean Nouvel buildings, Le Corbusier buildings, Villa Savoye, Centre Georges Pompidou, National Museum of Western Art, Guthrie Theater, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Torre Agbar, Christian de Portzamparc, Notre Dame du Haut, Trocadero, Musee du quai Branly, Bibliotheque nationale de France, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, Villa Cavrois, Copenhagen Concert Hall, ESIEE, Centre Pompidou-Metz, Tsentrosoyuz building, Maison de Verre, Sainte Marie de La Tourette, One New Change, Ville Radieuse, Cite de la Musique, Unite d'Habitation, Philips Pavilion, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Genoa International Boat Show, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Villa Paul Poiret, United Nations Secretariat Building, Opera Nouvel, Villa Noailles, Arab World Institute, KolnTurm, E-1027, Dominique Perrault, CMA CGM Tower, Saint-Pierre, Firminy, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Villa Jeanneret-Perret, Maisons Jaoul, Les Bains Des Docks, Curutchet House, Dentsu Building, Mill Owners' Association Building, Cartesian skyscraper, Ville Contemporaine, Saddam Hussein Gymnasium, Antigone District, Zenith de Strasbourg, Frederic Borel, Pavillon Suisse, Villa Stein, Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre. Excerpt: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier (French pronunciation: October 6, 1887 - August 27, 1965), was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades, with his buildings constructed throughout central Europe, India, Russia, one in North and several in South America. He was a pioneer in studies of modern high design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the r...
