Contour and profile ['modinature'] are the touchstone of th… - Le Corbusier

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Contour and profile ['modinature'] are the touchstone of the architect.
Here he reveals himself as artist or mere engineer.
Contour is free of all restraint.

Le Corbusier

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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), better known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.

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Alternative Names: Charles-Édouard Jeanneret • Charles-Edouard Jeanneret • Charles Édouard Jeanneret-Gris • Corbu • Charles Édouard Jeanneret • Édouard Le Corbusier • Corb • Charles Edouard Jenneret • Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris • Kebiyi • Charles Edouard Jeanneret • Charles Edouard Jeanneret- Gris • Le Corbusier Jeanneret • Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris • Corbusier • Le Korbi︠u︡zʹe • Le Corbusier-Saugnier • Charles Jeanneret • Corbusier Le • Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) • Edouard Jeanneret

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