What is Le Corbusier?
[[File:Le Corbusier (1964).jpg|thumb|Le Corbusier (1964)]] '''Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris''' (birth name), (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known by the popular name of '''Le Corbusier''', was an [[architect]] and [[writer]] born in [[Switzerland]]. In the 1930s, he became a [[France|French]] citizen. He is famous for his theories about [[modernism]] in [[architecture]]. His plans included the improvement of housing for people in large [[city|cities]]. This was because many people lived in [[poverty]] at that time. Many of his designs have been built across the world. He also liked to [[Painting|paint]] and was skilled at designing [[furniture]]. == Early life == [[File:Chaux-de-Fonds Umgebung.jpg|thumb|La Chaux-de-Fonds]] Le Corbusier grew up in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], a small town in the [[north]] of [[Switzerland]]. In 1907, aged 19, he moved to the French city of [[Paris]]. He travelled across [[Europe]], and learned a lot of new ideas. He learned to speak [[German language|German]] and worked with famous architects, such as [[Peter Behrens]]. == The World War == During [[World War I]], Le Corbusier went back to Switzerland and became a teacher. Soon, he opened his own architectural business with his cousin, and they worked together until 1940. It was in 1918 that he met a painter, Amédée Ozenfant, who would become a great friend. They combined their ideas to create a new type of [[art]] called [[Purism]]. == Post-World War == After the war, Le Corbusier concentrated on his art until 1922. After this, he began designing apartments that could be stacked on top of each other, to house people and meet their needs. This type of low-density housing was to deal with the problem of over-crowding in Paris. He said this transformation was needed, or a [[revolution]] could occur from the unhappy lower classes. He created a design for an ideal city ([[Ville Contemporaine]]) that was never built. It was a plan developed around a lot of [[skycraper]]s. He presented this plan to the French government, who refused