When the cathedrals were white, spirit was triumphant. But today the cathedrals of France are black and the spirit is bruised. The works of the new c… - Le Corbusier

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When the cathedrals were white, spirit was triumphant. But today the cathedrals of France are black and the spirit is bruised. The works of the new civilization are coming together in a symphonic crescendo. The guiding spirit is faltering. The young act, but they do not know. The old cling to their accumulated treasures, but are unable to accomplish anything further.

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About Le Corbusier

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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Truth to tell, the modern man is bored to tears in his home; so he goes to his club. The modern woman is bored outside her boudoir; she goes to tea-parties. The modern man and woman are bored at home; they go to night-clubs.
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My own duty and my aim is to try and raise people out of their misery, away from catastrophe; to provide them with happiness, with a contented existence, with harmony. My own goal is to establish or re-establish harmony between people and their environment.

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