Architecture Stories
Le Corbusier's watercolours reveal architect's earthier side
'My women are bestially lascivious, prurient, in heat,' the architect wrote. And with good reason.
Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: Villa Jacquemet
This house displays his early appreciation of the Arts and Crafts movement (and hides his later love of concrete)
Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: the UN Headquarters New York
Le Corbusier regarded the UN HQ in Manhattan as his work. Despite evidence to the contrary, should we too?
Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: Villa Savoye
You know the house, but have you seen the drawings Le Corbusier made before and after its completion?
Can't afford a Scarpa house? Maybe yours can smell like one
A new line of candles and incense sticks aims to capture the aroma of great 20th century architect-designed houses
William Hall talks about the new mini format Brick
'The smaller format lets the quieter projects stand out' says the author of Concrete, Wood and Brick
Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: The Unité d’Habitation
You probably know the Marseilles version but have you seen his sketches for the others, completed after his death?
Le Corbusier's Grand Designs: The LC2 Chair
You may know Le Corbusier's chair. But have you seen what it looked like on paper before it went into production?
The ancient building block that’s so in right now
New York’s newest luxury condos are using the same building material as Mesopotamia's oldest temples. Why?
Why was Le Corbusier so intent on meeting Albert Einstein?
Sometimes when you have a radical new idea to promote you really do need to get buy-in from the very top
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