A brief description on Le Corbusier's life, design philosophies & some projects including a detailed case study. I recommend viewers to download the presentation and then view it bcoz many slides (slide 12) are apparently useless without animation!! - Rakesh Samaddar Dept. of Architecture IIT Kharagpur India

1. “ PIONEER OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE” (1887-1965) Le Corbusier

5. Major Projects

6. UN Headquarters Architects : Le Corbusier Oscar Niemeyer

7. Golden Ratio Assembly Hall

8. Chandigarh Aerial View

11. Unité d'Habitation Le Corbusier attempted to realize his urban planning schemes on a small scale by constructing a series of "unités" around France. The most famous of these was the Unité d'Habitation of Marseilles (1946–1952).

12. Key Features Strong pilotis creating circulation space beneath Window from outside Window from inside

13. Snapshots

14. Snapshots

15. Nôtre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, France

16. Roof shell on columns

17. Light Tower Diffused Light

18. Abstract Fountain

19. Time for a short break :15 :14 :13 :12 :11 :10 :09 :08 :07 :06 :05 :04 :03 :02 :01 :00

20. Villa Savoye Case Study

22. ‘ The reinforced concrete gives us the pilotis. The house is up in the air, far from the ground: the garden runs under the house...’

23. 'The columns set back from the facades, inside the house. The floor continues cantilevered. The facades are no longer anything but light skins of insulating walls or windows. The facade is free.'

24. 'Until now: load-bearing walls; …. forming the ground floor and the upper stories, up to the eaves. The layout is a slave to the supporting walls. Reinforced concrete in the house provides a free plan!...’

25. 'The window is one of the essential features of the house. Reinforced concrete provides a revolution in the history of the window. Windows can run from one end of the facade to the other.'

26. '...the garden is also over the house, on the roof...’

27. Ground Floor Plan

28. First Floor Plan

29. Section Drawing

30. Ramp and Stairs

31. Interior Views

32. Presented By: Rakesh Samaddar Harrshavardhanraju Vislavath Praveen