You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly … - Le Corbusier

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You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say: "This is beautiful." That is Architecture. Art enters in.

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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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