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-	== '''''Vers une architecture''''' ==	+	'''Charles-Edouard Jeanneret''', who chose to be known as '''Le Corbusier''' ([[October 6]], [[1887]] – [[August 27]], [[1965]]), was a [[France|French]], [[Swiss]]-born [[architect]] and [[writer]], who is famous for his contributions to what now is called [[modernism]], or the [[international style (architecture)|International Style]].
-	'''''[[Vers une architecture]]''''', usually translated as ''Towards a New Architecture'', is collection of [[essay]]s by [[Le Corbusier]]. The essays, which originally appeared in the [[France|French]] journal ''[[L'Esprit Nouveau]]'', set out Le Corbusier's theory for an [[architecture]] for the [[Modern Age]]. Briefly, he espoused the cause of an architecture that would be true to its time, a product of its own age rather than a throwback to [[classical architecture|classical]] or [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] architecture dictums.	+	He was a pioneer in theoretical studies of modern design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities. His career spanned five decades, with his iconic buildings constructed throughout central Europe, India, Russia, and one structure each in North and South America. He was also an urban planner, painter, sculptor, writer, and [[modern furniture]] [[design]]er.
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-	Originally published in [[1923]], ''Vers une architecture'' remains one of the seminal texts of [[modern architecture]]. Architectural author [[Reyner Banham]] deemed it "The only piece of architectural writing that will be classed among the essential literature of the 20th century." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]	+
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-	==See also==	+
-	*[[Purism]]	+
-	*[[Cubism]]	+
-	*[[Le Corbusier]]	+

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Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a French, Swiss-born architect and writer, who is famous for his contributions to what now is called modernism, or the International Style.

He was a pioneer in theoretical studies of modern design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities. His career spanned five decades, with his iconic buildings constructed throughout central Europe, India, Russia, and one structure each in North and South America. He was also an urban planner, painter, sculptor, writer, and modern furniture designer.