The Villas of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret 1920-1930

Tim Benton

The villas of the 1920s in and around Paris, including such modern classics as the Villa La Roche-Jeanneret in the Auteuil district of Paris, the Villa Stein-de Monzie in Garches, and the Villa Savoye in Poissy, constituted a radically new orientation for architecture that have made them central points of reference for all subsequent generations of architects right up to the present.
The continuing relevance of Le Corbusiers oeuvre today is underscored by the extensive exhibition Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture, organized by the Vitra Design Museum in collaboration with the Netherlands Architecture Institute, the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Fondation Le Corbusier.

About the Author:
Tim Benton is recognised as a leading expert on Le Corbusier and is one of the most important art historians worldwide. He now teaches at the Open University, Great Britains largest university.