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Lizzie Borden took an axe. And gave her mother forty whacks. And when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.
The Borden house in Fall River, Massachusetts, where the murders took place.
Le Corbusier
Arguably the greatest Modern Architect of all time, Le Corbusier was actually born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris in Switzerland in 1887. In his early years he traveled extensively throughout Europe, and ended up working for Auguste Perret, the French pioneer of reinforced concrete in Paris. It is thought that while working in Germany for architect Peter Behrens, he may have met Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius who would also become pioneers of modern architecture.
Le Corbusier later worked with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret which is when his ideas began to take physical form, mainly as houses which he created as “a machine for living in” and which incorporated his trademark five points of architecture. During World War II, Le Corbusier worked on theories of Utopian ideals as well as the scale of his modular buildings.
Le Corbusier worked on planning committees for Algiers and other cities which were rejected, then as his post-war buildings were built they took on industrialized forms which utilized brute concrete and articulated structures. In 1947, he began work on the Unité d’Habitation in Berlin which is one of his most famous buildings, but which also has received much criticism throughout the years. Le Corbusier worked on a number of projects in Chandigarh, India, which all used similar materials and sculptural forms. In these buildings he brought back the recessed structural column, the expressive staircase, and the flat undecorated plane of his celebrated five points of architecture, combined with the use of brute materials.
Not only does Le Corbusier’s work still impact today’s architecture, but his writings, drawings and quotes are still cherished. Here are some samples of his quotes and buildings.
“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.”
“A house is a machine for living in.”
“The home should be the treasure chest of living.”
“To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects.”
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Unité d'Habitation
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There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of amazing, stylish hotels, but we thought we’d provide you with a short list of the most amazing, four start hotels throughout the world. These hotels were chose based on their Interior Designs, their architecture, history, location and overall appeal. This is just a small sampling of some of the most amazing hotels in the world, but we feel we have represented luxury accommodations fairly with this short list of favorites.
- Il San Pietro di Positano, Campania, Italy – One of, if not the nicest hotel in the world, the Il San Pietro di Positano is consistently rated one of the top hotels year after year. The hotel itself is a work of art, consisting of 61 rooms, each with it’s own private terrace with a view of the sea. The floors are made with fine Terracotta with ceramic decoration, the doors are adorned with Frescoes and and from the terrace you have a spectacular view of the cost with its rock formations and Capri. The average rate per night for this hotel is around $800/night.
Il San Pietro Hotel View
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