A house is a machine for living in. Baths, sun, hot-water, cold-water, warmth at will, conservation of food, hygiene, beauty in the sense of good pro… - Le Corbusier

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A house is a machine for living in. Baths, sun, hot-water, cold-water, warmth at will, conservation of food, hygiene, beauty in the sense of good proportion. An armchair is a machine for sitting in and so on.

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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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Originators like Le Corbusier:
Frank Lloyd Wright Vitruvius John Ruskin Rem Koolhaas Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The age of personal statues is gone. No personal statues shall be erected in the city or parks of Chandigarh. The city is planned to breathe the new sublimated spirit of art. Commemoration of persons shall be confined to suitably placed bronze plaques.
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