Le Corbusier, When the Cathedrals Were White (1947)
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A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe.
— Le Corbusier on New York City
What It Means
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About Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), better known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.
About Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), better known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.
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