: His urban vision sought to solve overcrowding through high-density vertical living blocks (like the Unité d'Habitation ) surrounded by green spaces. The Five Points of Architecture (1927)
: He famously argued that a house should be a functional tool, simple and efficient, rejecting the ornate styles of the past. Le Corbusier Ideas and Forms
Le Corbusier's work was driven by the "Esprit Nouveau" (New Spirit), a belief that architecture should reflect the precision and efficiency of the industrial age. : His urban vision sought to solve overcrowding
: Developed in 1949, this was a proportioning system based on human scale and the golden ratio. It aimed to put mankind back at the center of design, ensuring that architectural forms were mathematically harmonious with the human body. simple and efficient