Le Corbusier

Born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret in Switzerland in 1887, Le Corbusier became a French-Swiss architectural designer, painter, urban planner, and writer, fundamentally shaping what we now recognize as modern architecture. Despite lacking formal architectural training, his early career was marked by intense self-study, travel, and practical experience. He began by designing houses like the Villa Fallet (1905) in his hometown, gradually evolving from local alpine styles to more in…