Modernism: Le Corbusier

 Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris was born in Switzerland in 1887. In 1917, he moved to Paris, where he took the name "Le Corbusier." He started his career with engraving watch faces. He eventually became interested in art and decoration. He worked on a few local architecture projects. He built his first house in 1907. His designs were anti-cubism. One of his most famous quotes is "A house is a machine to be lived in."

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