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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier (French pronunciation: [lə kɔʁbyzje]; October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was an architect, designer, urbanist,and writer, famous for being one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades, with his buildings constructed throughout Europe, India and America.
He was a pioneer in studies of modern high design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities.
Le Corbusier adopted his pseudonym in the 1920s, allegedly deriving it in part from the name of a distant ancestor, "Lecorbésier."
He was awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal in 1961.
He was born as Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small city in Neuchâtel canton in north-western Switzerland, in the Jura mountains, just 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) across the border from France. He attended a kindergarten that used Fröbelian methods.
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Plot: The Price of Desire tells the controversial story of how Le Corbusier effaced and defaced Eileen Gray's moral right to be recognized as the author of her work and as one of the most forceful and influential inspirations of a century of modern architecture and design.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Stefan Lisewski (actor), Klaus Gehrke (actor), Sandra Nedeleff (actress), Michael Christian (actor), Feo Aladag (actress), Lutz Erdmann (actor), Robert Hummel (actor), Stephan Bürgi (actor), Michaela Schweiger (writer), Michaela Schweiger (director), Gerriet K. Sharma (composer), Kai Frederic Schrickel (actor), Stephanie Paul (editor), Nina Grote (actress), Tobias Bargmann (actor),
Plot: Much as in relay and through a series of minimalist cameos different people take the lead through the Berlin Hansa Quarter, a neighborhood built in 1957 as the city of tomorrow. Official state descriptions merge with reviews of the utopia of the architects and future life prospects. Great utopia is referenced to chronicle happenings and stories of everyday life which are played out against a backdrop of the buildings of popular architects and become a portrait of the quarter and its inhabitants.
Genres: Short,