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Charles-edouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 -- 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French Architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades, and he designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and North and South America.

Le Corbusier was born in Lashaud von in the Jura Mountains of Neuchatel Canton, northwest Switzerland. His parents were engaged in research at the University of Angers, and he studied winery in his hometown when he was young. In 1907, he went to Budapest and Paris to study architecture. In Paris, he studied with Victor Lalou, an architect famous for his use of reinforced concrete. Because Le Corbusier suffered from epilepsy, he was expelled by Victor Lalou. So to Germany Mendelian firm, Mr Rui xu, Mendel pine transaction processing technique so try to use new building is famous for its novel design of industrial building, where he met while working there buck Westminster fuller and mies van DE lo, they have affected each other, together create the function of socialist construction. He traveled to Egypt and Turkey, visiting ancient buildings and Islamic architecture.

He settled in Paris in 1917, is engaged in painting and interior design at the same time, with new cubist painters and poets et.al. Magazine "luxuriant spirit", according to his grandfather's name is a pseudonym for le corbusier, he wrote: in the first phase of "a new era began, it is rooted in a new spirit, there is a clear goal of a constructive and comprehensive new spirit." Which he later published some articles about building finishing collection published the book "to a new building" line, intense negative conformism architectural view, since the nineteenth century socialist architectural style restoring ancient ways, praising the achievements of modern industry, put forward "the era is to determine your own style" every day, bless engineers working methods, "Engineers, driven by economic laws and guided by mathematical formulas, bring us into harmony with the laws of nature." "Housing is a machine for living," advocated the industrial method of building houses on a large scale, "the primary task of construction is to promote the reduction of costs and components of the house." The architectural design emphasizes that "the original form is the form of beauty" and praises the simple geometric form.

In 1926, Le Corbusier proposed the famous "Cinq points de l 'Architectural Moderne" (Cinq Points de l 'Architectural Moderne) for his residential design, which are:
Les Pilotis: The main floor leaves the ground. Unique pillars empty the ground floor.
Le Toit-terrasse: Move the garden to the roof with the widest view and least humidity.
Le Plan Libre: The location of each wall layer can be determined by the needs of the space.
La Fenetre-Bandeau: A large window with a good view.
La facade libre: From the facade, the floors seem to exist individually and do not affect each other.