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Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier

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A Swiss and French architect and designer who helped start modern architecture
  • proper noun
  • /lə kɔrˈbyuzjeɪ/
: Le Corbusier
  • Many students of architecture admire Le Corbusier for his innovative design principles.

Examples

  • The famous architect Le Corbusier transformed modern architecture.

  • Architecture students often study the works of Le Corbusier for their innovative use of concrete.

  • Many modern buildings were influenced by Le Corbusier's principles of design.

  • The urban plan was inspired by the ideas set forth by Le Corbusier.

  • Have you heard of Le Corbusier and his works?

  • The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts is a notable example of a building designed by Le Corbusier.

  • One of Le Corbusier's most famous works is the Villa Savoye, located near Paris.

Synonyms

Charles Edouard Jeanneret
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A Swiss-born French architect and city planner who used the name Le Corbusier

is the well known professional name used publicly in architecture

Surface Forms

Le Corbusier main

Morphology

Le + Corbusier

This is a proper name referring to a specific person, so its referent (the architect and his biography) cannot be derived from the constituent parts. Even if a learner knew 'Le' as a French article, that knowledge does not reveal that 'Le Corbusier' names a famous architect, so the expression is not compositionally transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

Le Corbusier is the work name the famous architect chose instead of his birth name 'Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris'. He took Le and Corbusier from his mother's family name to make a short, strong name that sounds like a builder, so today Le Corbusier is the name we use for the well-known modern architect.