Charles-Edouard Jeanneret or Le Corbusier as he is widely known was a Swiss, he was not necessarily French. He only became a full fledged French citizen during his thirties. His career lasted for five decades and his works can be found all around the globe, a testament to his skills and renown as a designer.
A pioneer in the study of modern high design. His ideal was to provide BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS for residents in crowded cities. Le Corbusier did not officially became Le Corbusier until the 1920's when he officially adopted this pseudonym.
Now a brief history for Mr. Le Corbusier; Already attracted to the visual arts in his early life he attended La-Chaux-De-Fonds Art School. There he met his first mentor Rene Chapallaz who had large influence on Le Corbusier's early designs most especially on his houses. In 1907 he found work in the office of Auguste Perret and by 1908 studied architecture in Vienna with Josef Hoffmann. Between 1910 and 1911 he worked for the renowned architect Peter Behrens. During World War I, He returned to his old school and taught there focusing theoretical architecture studies using modern techniques. Among these was a project called the "Domi-no House" this proposed an open floor plan consisting of concrete slabs supported by a minimal number of thin, reinforced concrete columns around the edges with a stairway on one side of the floor plan. This model would become the basis for his work for the next ten years. Soon after he would establish a firm together with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, a partnership that lasted until 1940. During the 1920's this was the time he adopted his pseudonym of Le Corbusier reflecting his belief that everyone could reinvent themselves.
Le Corbusier was so influential that even his death had a STRONG IMPACT ON THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL WORLD. Homages were paid worldwide and even powerful countries like the United States, Soviet Union and Japan gave tribute and acknowledging the greatness of Le Corbusier as an Architect.
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