The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

countries. Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, and Switzerland

year of inscription. 2016

criteria. Cultural

This WHS celebrates the architectural works of Franco-Swiss architect Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (1887CE – 1965CE), who is more popularly referred to as Le Corbusier. Seventeen of his works across seven countries, built over half a century, have been chosen as testimonies to his invention of a new architectural style as well as to how his works facilitated the internationalisation of architectural practice. With many of these sites exhibiting new and innovative architectural designs and features, they influence design styles and ideas regionally or globally. Hence, Le Corbusier’s works played roles in influencing Modern Movement, Purism, Brutalism, and a move towards a sculptural form of architecture, while also responding to the needs of humankind and society.

The 17 sites listed across the seven countries are:

• Argentina
• Maison du docteur Curutchet, Buenos Aires Province
• Belgium
• Maison Guiete, Antwerp
• France
• Cabanon de Le Corbusier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
• Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Cité Frugès, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Couvent Sainte-Marie-de-la-Tourette, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
• Immeuble locatif à la Porte Molitor, Ile-de-France
• La Manufacture à Saint- Dié, Grand Est
• Maison de la Culture de Firminy, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
• Maisons La Roche et Jeanneret, Ile-de-France
• Unité d’habitation Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
• Villa Savoye et loge du jardiner, Ile-de-France
• Germany
• Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung, Baden-Wurttemburg
• India
• Complexe du Capitole, Chandigarh Union Territory
• Japan
• Musée National des Beaux-Arts de l’Occident, Tokyo
• Switzerland
• Immeuble Clarté, Geneva
• Petite villa au bord du lac Léman, Vaud

what. WHS visited (Japan, December 2018)

[Canon EOS M50, 12 December 2018]

what. stamps (Japan, 2017)