Construit en 1912, son 'Palais du Peuple' est un hôtel social qui accueille les hommes sans abri. Le Palais du Peuple L'Armée de Salut s'est implantée en France dès 1881, sous l'impulsion de Catherine, fille du général Booth, fondateur de l'oeuvre en Angleterre. DbPedia Wikidata Wikipedia Commemorated on 1 plaque Some of his urban planning ideas have been criticized for their indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression and equity, and his ties with fascism, antisemitism and the dictator Benito Mussolini have resulted in some continuing contention. Le Corbusier remains a controversial figure. On 17 July 2016, seventeen projects by Le Corbusier in seven countries were inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement. Le Corbusier prepared the master plan for the city of Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for several buildings there, especially the government buildings. Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). His career spanned five decades, and he designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and North and South America. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930.

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier (UK: /lə kɔːrˈbjuːzieɪ/ lə kor-BEW-zee-ay, US: /lə ˌkɔːrbuːˈzjeɪ, -ˈsjeɪ/ lə KOR-boo-ZYAY, -⁠SYAY, French: roughly, 'the crow-like one'), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture.

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