Le Corbusier
Pioneer of modern architecture
Most quoted
"The architect, by his arrangement of forms, realizes an order which is a pure creation of his spirit; by forms and shapes he affects our senses to produce plastic emotions; by the relationships which he creates, he awakens in us profound echoes, he gives us the measure of an order which we feel to be in accordance with that of our world, he determines the various movements of our heart and of our understanding; it is then that we experience the sense of beauty."
— from Towards a New Architecture, 1923
"Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of masses brought together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade reveal these forms; cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders, or pyramids are the great primary forms which light reveals to advantage; the image of these is distinct and without ambiguity. It is for this reason that these are beautiful forms, the most beautiful forms."
— from Towards a New Architecture, 1923
"Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of masses brought together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade reveal these forms; cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders or pyramids are the great primary forms which light reveals to advantage; the image of these is distinct and without ambiguity. It is for this reason that these are beautiful forms, the most beautiful forms."
— from Towards a New Architecture, 1923
All quotes by Le Corbusier (365)
The past is a lesson, the present is a struggle, the future is a hope.
The city must be a garden, a park, a forest, a landscape.
The machine is a tool, not a master.
The house is a tool for living.
The architect is a man of his time.
The problem of the dwelling is the problem of the age.
The architect must be a visionary.
The house should be a haven, not a prison.
The architect must be a master of all trades.
The city must be a place of beauty and order.
The house is a reflection of the soul.
The architect must be a poet of materials.
The architect is a composer of forms.
The house is a stage for life.
The architect must be a master of light.
The city must be a place of movement and rest.
The architect is a painter of space.
The house is a sanctuary.
The architect must be a master of proportion.
The city must be a place of silence and sound.
Contemporaries of Le Corbusier
Other Architectures born within 50 years of Le Corbusier (1887–1965).