A testament to Le Corbusier

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Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France. Image: Gili Merin

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Maison Curutchet, La Plata, Argentina. Image: ARQ+HIS

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Maison La Roche, Paris, France.

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Villa Le Lac, Corseaux, Switzerland.

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Unité d’habitation, Marseille, France Image: Rik Moran

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Cabanon de Le Corbusier, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.

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Usine Claude et Duval Factory, Saint-Dié, France.

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Weissenhof-Siedlung Estate, Stuttgart, Germany.

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Villa Savoye near Paris, France.

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The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan.

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Maison Guiette, Antwerp, Belgium. Image: Maury

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Dominican Monastery of La Tourette near Lyon, France. Image: Fernando Schapo

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Immeuble Clarté, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Maison de la Culture, Firminy, France.

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Capitol Complex, Chandigarh, India.

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Immeuble Molitor, Paris, France.

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On Sunday 17 July, the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (commonly referred to as UNESCO), added 17 projects in 7 countries by revolutionary Modernist architect Le Corbusier to their list of World Heritage Sites.

Maison Guiette, Antwerp, Belgium. Image: Maury

The 7 countries that the projects are located in are Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland. That these sites have been included in the UNESCO designation is a clear testament to the influence of Le Corbusier on 20th century architecture and urban planning. This designation will help to protect the architect’s work and preserve his legacy for generations to come.

“The inscription on the World Heritage List of 17 buildings of sites by Le Corbusier represents a strong encouragement to continue all along Le Corbusier’s built work to maintain this living heritage and to hand it down to future generations,” commented Fondation Le Corbusier President Antoine Picon in a statement.

“It also contributes to the understanding of that complex and fragile legacy and helps its dissemination to the widest audience,” he said.

UNESCO commented, “These projects reflect the solutions that the Modern Movement sought to apply during the 20th century to the challenges of inventing new architectural techniques to respond to the needs of society.”

See the pictorial gallery above for images of the 17 projects.