Le Corbusier Presence in Today’s Architecture

Not many people stops to appreciate and think of the importance of the way their house, school, or other buildings are constructed. People see buildings without realizing their complexity and the artists behind the creation of those places where they spend hours. Architects are artist, and one of the most relevant architects of the XX century and that still impacts today’s architecture is Le Corbusier. He was one of the pioneers of the modern and contemporaneous movements in architecture. Le Corbusier also contributed to new theories and innovations in the designs and materials. He was the designer and creator of dozens of buildings and projects that are declared a world heritage and that attract many people and tourist to these days. Le Corbusier’s practices, designs and concepts are still relevant and used the way buildings are made today, he was one of the key characters of modern architecture.

To understand the importance of Le Corbusier, or any other architect, people need to understand the importance of architecture itself. Architecture is considered one of the six fine arts. Historically, civilizations are commonly known from their architectural achievements and works that are considered cultural symbols such as the pyramids from Egypt, the Roman coliseum and the Eiffel Tower. The way a building is constructed, how the architects designs it and projects it, is the key for every construction; it is the starting point and it can change the whole perception and the usefulness of all the buildings that surround us everyday. A building is so complex that a little change in its direction can alter the climate inside it, a small change in the size of a wall can make the price of it really significant, and a change of just a coupl...

... middle of paper ...

...n an important magazine of Bogota, Colombia (E, 506). “Le Corbusier pioneered modernism in architecture and laid the foundation for what became the Bauhaus Movement, or the International Style” (D,1), he became an international identity, a “vociferous champion of the very architecture Hitler despite” (F, 35). But Le Corbusier controversial proposals were praised by many more people, who electrified him get feedback. In recent years,France, Belgium, Germany and Argentina are “expected to propose that the whole of Le Corbusier’s work, about 130 buildings worldwide, should be declared a world heritage site by the UN cultural body, Unesco; no other architect has been honoured in this way” (A, 1).

Works Cited

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier http://www.biography.com/people/le-corbusier-9376609 http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/lecorbusier.htm