Le Corbusier, Unite d'habitation, Marseille: Opus 65

by Alban Janson (Contributor), Carsten Krohn, Anja Grunwald (Photographer)

If there is one building by Le Corbusier that represents a synthesis of his basic concepts it is certainly the Unite d'habitation built in Marseille in 1946-52. This building is now very popular with the people who live in it. Le Corbusier used his architectural resources atmospherically and scenically to give the Unite d'habitation a succinct coherence that also forms the basis for individual lives within its rooms and spaces. Precise observation and description reveal the mechanisms of these effects.

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First published January 1, 2008