Le Corbusier 'The Steel City' Sheffield
1887-1965
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known under his pseudonym Le Corbusier, was a Swiss architect, writer and urban theorist who has had a far reaching and lasting influence on cities all over the world and is considered one of the pioneers of the Modernist movement. Le Corbusian ideas on urban design are most notable in Chandigarh, India, being seen as a key exemplar of the twentieth century modernist city plan (Moulis, 2012) . Other examples include Brasilia and Zlin, along with the Czech Republic, which were planned by architects working for Le Corbusier and based on his ideas.
Le Corbusier’s first forays in to urbanism and city planning came in the early 1920’s when he sought ways to rid Paris of its growing slums and to re-house the urban poor. He did so by creating tower blocks of small apartments housed one on top of another which he argued would help to tackle the squalor and social problems that the slums created, as well as improving the standard of living for the working classes. Le Corbusier was one of the fathers of the Modernist movement, aiming to create a social Utopia. Following on from this, Le Corbusier immersed himself more fully in the field of city planning, producing some of his most well known work. We discuss the legacy, influence and adaption of Le Corbusier's work primarily through social housing in Sheffield.
1887-1965
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known under his pseudonym Le Corbusier, was a Swiss architect, writer and urban theorist who has had a far reaching and lasting influence on cities all over the world and is considered one of the pioneers of the Modernist movement. Le Corbusian ideas on urban design are most notable in Chandigarh, India, being seen as a key exemplar of the twentieth century modernist city plan (Moulis, 2012) . Other examples include Brasilia and Zlin, along with the Czech Republic, which were planned by architects working for Le Corbusier and based on his ideas.
Le Corbusier’s first forays in to urbanism and city planning came in the early 1920’s when he sought ways to rid Paris of its growing slums and to re-house the urban poor. He did so by creating tower blocks of small apartments housed one on top of another which he argued would help to tackle the squalor and social problems that the slums created, as well as improving the standard of living for the working classes. Le Corbusier was one of the fathers of the Modernist movement, aiming to create a social Utopia. Following on from this, Le Corbusier immersed himself more fully in the field of city planning, producing some of his most well known work. We discuss the legacy, influence and adaption of Le Corbusier's work primarily through social housing in Sheffield.