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2 Le Corbusier

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Nom

 

 

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris (Le Corbusier) 

 

Pays/Ville

La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

 

 

Details Personnels:

I was born into a family of highly skillful, tasteful people. My father fine-crafted wooden watch cases and my mother was an avid musician. In this environment in which I grew up, I naturally became interested in the arts, after an entire childhood immersed in the creative atmosphere. After graduating from the local art university, I planned to continue my living in Paris, but alas, before I had the chance to move, the Great War, World War I, started. After the war, I finally moved to Paris to continue my steady carrer, striving to indruoduce new ideas into the world of architecture. Alas, after several decades of revolutionary and slightly controversial work, I suffered from a heart attack while swimming in theMediterranean Sea. Nowdays, I am up here, helping to glorify the gates of Heaven.

 

Date de Naissance:

October 6, 1887

Date de Mort:

August 27,1965

Sexe:

Male

Croyances Politiques:

I have been inclined to the far right of French politics since the 1930s.

 

Situation de Famille:

I have spent my entire life living alone. I was never much into settling down, especially with my future plans in their prime. They come to me as if they were hidden somewhere in my sleeves, I do not intend to supress it in any way.

  

En Cherchant:

Networking

 

Metier:

Architect, Interior Designer 

 

Interets/Loisirs:

  • Home remodeling
  • Home redecoration 
  • Writing poetry
  • Painting
  • Sculpting
  • Drawing 

 

Accomplissements:

    

 

Education:

  • Archetectural Studies at La Chaux de Fonds Art School under Charles L'Eplattenier
  • Internship/apprenticeship with Peter Behrens

 

Personnage que je voudrais rencontrer et pourquoi:

     My very own parents, who provided me with the environment in which I thrive in now. 

 

Amis:

  • Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 
  • Walter Gropius     
  •  Pierre Jeanneret 

  

Citation Memorable:

"Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep."

  

Mon Influence sur la Culture Francaise

My influence on French culture, the same as in my impact worldwide, is the ideas I brought up on the topic of urban planning. These ideas have helped make French cities more efficient, able to handle more people who settled down after the war to lead their normal lives. Also, my spare-time paintings contributed to the mosernist art movement that was spreading in art centers like Paris.

  

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Comments (3)

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Brandon said

at 11:06 am on Jun 12, 2009

very cool! I'm impressed. your influence section is a little short though.

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Craig Willette said

at 11:23 am on Jun 12, 2009

Architecture really was a big impact on French culture, but like Brandon said, the influence section could have been bit more elaborate.

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Deepti Mahajan said

at 11:55 am on Jun 12, 2009

nice work, like the information and pictures

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