10 Quotes by Le Corbusier

Top 10 Quotes by Le Corbusier
On Architecture and Space:

"Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light."
On the Essence of Architecture:

"The home should be the treasure chest of living."
On Modern Architecture:

"A house is a machine for living in."
On Simplicity:

"To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects."
On Urban Planning:

"The city of tomorrow will be a city of light."
On Functionality:

"You employ stone, wood, and concrete, and with these materials, you build houses and palaces: that is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good. I am happy and I say: This is beautiful. That is architecture. Art enters in."
On Vision:

"A hundred times have I thought New York is a catastrophe and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe."
On Creativity:

"The mind is like an umbrella. It's most useful when open."
On Inspiration:

"You have to be true to yourself. And you have to be, you know, honest in your work, and it will find itself."
On Design Philosophy:

"Good design is honest."
Additional References
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Le Corbusier Foundation
The New York Times on Le Corbusier
Architectural Digest on Le Corbusier
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