Impressive Buildings Designed by Le Corbusier to Check Out While in Paris, France

Maison La Roche
Maison La Roche, France. Photo by Piermanuele Sberni on Unsplash

Often considered the “father of modern architecture,” Charles-Édouard Jeanneret aka Le Corbusier designed buildings with the goal of providing ”better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities.” While Le Corbusier’s designs can be found across the world, arguably, his most notable works were reserved for Paris, France, where he lived for the better part of his life. Here are some of them you should check out while there.

Villa La Roche

Le Corbusier designed Villa La Roche with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. The house was built between 1923 and 1925 as a residence for Swiss banker Raoul La Roche. Villa La Roche is now a museum dedicated to Le Corbusier and houses the world’s largest collection of his designs, drawings, and artworks.

Immeuble Molitor

Le Corbusier designed the Immeuble Molitor apartment building in the early 1930s. The architect agreed to take part in the project after he was allowed to occupy the top two floors for his own apartment and studio. Le Corbusier lived there until his death in 1965, and now the apartment is owned by Fondation Le Corbusier.

Villa Savoye

Located in the outskirts of Paris, in Poissy commune, Villa Savoye exemplifies all of Le Corbusier’s five key principles of modern architecture: pilotis, free design of the ground plan, free design of the façade, horizontal window, and roof garden. It was completed as a country retreat for the Savoye family in 1931 but later expropriated by the French state. It was designated as a historical monument while La Corbusier was still alive and is open to visitors as a tourist attraction.