League of nations building le corbusier biography

Avant-Garde Art in Paris

In , he settled in Paris, where the following year he met the French painter, teacher and writer Amedee Ozenfant (), who introduced him to the latest in avant-garde art, and with whom he founded Purism and co-wrote the movement's manifesto "Apres le Cubisme".

In , the pair, along with the poet Paul Dermee, set up the radical review "L'Esprit Nouveau", which championed new ideas in architecture and applied art, including those of Belgian architect Henri van de Velde () and the influential Czech-born architect Adolf Loos (), which paved the way for modern designs devoid of all decoration.

League of nations building le corbusier biography

Le Corbusier's articles urged a transformation of urban society with a functional progressive architecture, in order to ward off the threat of revolution. He championed the use of modern building methods and mass-produced materials.

When writing his articles, Le Corbusier dropped his real name, Charles-Ed