In writing the narrative biography “Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow” (New Harvest, 2014), I had the enviable task of going to see where my subject had grown up in ...

More than 20 years ago, we spoke to residents of the legendary L’Unité d’Habitation housing complex about how Corbu’s first large-scale project still meets his original vision of a self-contained ...

When we think of Le Corbusier, we tend to think of him in black and white. The monolithic Radiant City, the clean lines of Villa Savoye, even the photographs of Corb himself, lecturing students ...

In talking about the book I recently had the privilege of seeing published, Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow, my suspicions have been confirmed. Reactions to this ...

Le Corbusier’s hypothesis is that man, ... *THE CITY OF TOMORROW—Le Corbusier— Payson & Clarke ($7.50). THE METROPOLIS OF TOMORROW—Hugh Ferriss—Ives Washburn ($7.50).

Chandigarh, one of India’s capital cities, was conceived as a modernist utopia. When Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, commissioned Le Corbusier to design the city’s master ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A piece in the Guardian suggests that Chandigarh, the city in the ...

Read on Rediff Books: Le Corbusier's The City of Tomorrow and Its Planning; IMAGE: Sector 17 of Chandigarh -- the area Le Corbusier conceptualised as the city's beating heart.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. At 92 years old, MN Sharma is hard of hearing and more than a little frail. But his eyes still light up as he ...