Le Corbusier (1887-1965) was a Swiss architect, urban planner, painter and sculptor (naturalized French): he is best known for having invented the concept of the housing unit, enabling new thinking on collective housing, from the 1920s and especially during the period of reconstruction after the Second World War. In all, the architect's work encompasses 17 sites, 10 of them in France, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.
Considered the father of modern architecture, he left his mark on 20th-century architecture, and continues to inspire his contemporaries through a fine legacy, much of which can be found in France, and especially in Paris and the Paris region!
Brazil House at Cité Universitaire
Created in 1959 as part of the Cité Universitaire de Paris, the Maison du Brésil comprises 100 homes and is the result of a collaboration between Le Corbusier and Brazilian architect Lucio Costa.
The Swiss Foundation of the Cité Universitaire de Paris
Created in 1933, the Fondation Suisse is the second house Le Corbusier worked on at the Cité Universitaire de Paris. Smaller in size, it comprises 46 apartments and was listed as a historic monument in 1986: it was the very first modern building to be constructed at the Cité Internationale. The rooms are furnished by Charlotte Perriand, and Le Corbusier painted a mural in the Salon Courbe.
Cite de refuge (13th)
In the 13th arrondissement of Paris, the Cité de refuge is designed to welcome and house the most destitute. Occupied by the Salvation Army, the building was constructed in the 1930s on the initiative of Albin Peyron, le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. It was Le Corbusier's first major building in Paris.
Le Palais du Peuple (13th district)
Still in the 13th arrondissement, Le Corbusier also contributed to the Palais du Peuple, a building created for the Salvation Army. With a social vocation, the Palais du Peuple is an accommodation and social reintegration center.
Maison Planeix (13th)
On Boulevard Masséna in the 13th arrondissement, the Planeix house is an artist's studio built in the 1920s by Le Corbusier and Pierre Janneret.
Maison la Roche (16th)
One of the architect's best-known buildings in Paris, the Maison La Roche, designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, is open to visitors all year round. It's a 360° opportunity to plunge into the heart of the architect's work. The large duplex houses Le Corbusier's living quarters and painting studio, with the architect's inimitable touch.
Le Corbusier's Maison La Roche: visit the iconic architect's work in Paris
In the 16th arrondissement of Paris, an architectural treasure emerges: the Maison La Roche, the fruit of the innovative spirit of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in the 1920s. A pioneer of architectural purism, this daring residence redefined the rules of modern architecture. Today, the Maison La Roche has become a symbol of innovation and creativity, welcoming the public to exhibitions of design and contemporary art. A great opportunity to (re)discover its spaces! [Read more]
Le Corbusier's studio apartment in the 16th arrondissement
Located on the top two floors of an innovative building designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, the Molitor building is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In fact, it was the first glass apartment building in the history of architecture.
The Fondation Le Corbusier offers unique tours of the famous French architect's apartment-studio, located in the Molitor building on the Boulogne-Paris border, to perpetuate the eternal influence of this visionary genius. [Read more]
The Ozenfant house-workshop (14th arrondissement)
In the 14th arrondissement, Amédée Ozenfant asked Le Corbusier to design his main residence near Parc Montsouris. It was Ozenfant who introduced Le Corbusier to painting! Le Corbusier designed this studio house, one of the first purist-style homes in Paris.
Villa Savoye
It's impossible to talk about Le Corbusier without mentioning the famous Villa Savoye, located near Poissy in the Yvelines department. Listed as a national monument, it's one of the architect's most famous creations, along with the Cité Radieuse in Marseille. Built in the 1930s, the house is an icon of the Modern Movement.
Want to discover the heritage of the Île-de-France region? Built between 1928 and 1931 by Le Corbusier, the Villa Savoye in Poissy offers a striking architectural immersion in the Modern Movement. Take a tour of this geometrically purist building. [Read more]
Les maisons Jaoul, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Emblematic of Le Corbusier's architecture, the Maisons Jaoul are located on rue de Longchamp, in Neuilly-sur-Seine (92). Built with two families in mind, Le Corbusier imagined two separate but adjoining houses, House A (for the parents) and House B (for the children).
Le Corbusier's Maison La Roche: visit the iconic architect's work in Paris
Le Corbusier in Boulogne: visit the apartment-studio of the famous French architect
Villa Savoye, a taste of modernism ahead of its time in Poissy
