Le Corbusier: Architecture, Urbanism, Politics

Whether extolled as the greatest architect of the twentieth century or reviled as the century’s greatest scourge, Le Corbusier, more than five decades after his death, remains a fundamental reference for the disciplines of architecture and urban planning. Over the course a long and preternaturally productive career (some 400 projects, more than 70 built works, about 50 books) Le Corbusier essentially reshaped the way we think and design our buildings and cities. This seminar aims to unravel Le Corbusier’s lifelong project through an in-depth study of his seminal writings and his most significant architectural and urban designs. In exploring modernism’s most emblematic figure, the seminar ultimately aims to reconsider the contested legacy of modernism and its continuing relevance in contemporary architecture and urbanism.