🏛️ The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising 17 modernist projects across seven countries
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2016
- 17 architectural projects built between 1910 and 1965
- Located across seven countries: France, Switzerland, Belgium, India, Japan, Argentina, and Russia
- Includes the Cabanon de Le Corbusier (1951), a 3.66 × 3.66 meter prefabricated cabin in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier is a multinational UNESCO World Heritage Site recognizing 17 buildings designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris) between 1910 and 1965. The designation honors his foundational contributions to the Modern Movement in architecture, which fundamentally altered 20th-century building design through innovative structural and spatial principles. These works collectively demonstrate a new architectural language that responded ...