Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( lə kor-BEW-zee-ay, lə KOR-boo-ZYAY, -SYAY, ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades, and he designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and North and South America.
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6 October 1887 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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Died |
27 August 1965 (aged 77) Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
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Zodiac | Libra |
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