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He considered that \"the roots of modern architecture are to be found in Viollet-le-Duc.\" Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the (CIAM). Le Corbusier prepared the master plan for the city of Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for several buildings there, especially the government buildings. In 2016, seventeen projects by Le Corbusier in seven countries were inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement. Le Corbusier remains a controversial figure. Some of his urban planning ideas have been criticized for their indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression and equality, and his alleged ties with fascism, antisemitism, eugenics, and the dictator Benito Mussolini have resulted in some continuing contention. Le Corbusier also designed well-known furniture such as the LC4 chaise longue and the LC1 chair, both made of leather with metal framing.","birth_date":"1887-10-06","birth_place":"La Chaux-de-Fonds","birth_place_coordinates":{"latitude":47.099628,"longitude":6.829558},"birth_place_wikidata_id":"Q68124","birth_place_wikidata_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68124","canonical_name":"Le Corbusier","canonical_url":"https://fr.instaget.online/people/57aeb90940265e638df4c180","citizenships":["Switzerland","France"],"death_date":"1965-08-27","description":"architecte, urbaniste, d\u00e9corateur, peintre, sculpteur et homme de lettres franco-suisse","external_ids":{"imdb":{"id":"nm0179285","url":"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179285/"},"isni":{"id":"0000000122803718","url":"https://isni.org/isni/0000000122803718"},"loc":{"id":"n79021788","url":"https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021788.html"},"viaf":{"id":"56612471","url":"https://viaf.org/viaf/56612471/"}},"full_name":"Le Corbusier","height_cm":null,"names":{"aliases":["Charles-\u00c9douard Jeanneret-Gris","Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris","Charles-Edouard Jeanneret","Charles \u00c9douard Jeanneret-Gris","Corbu","Charles \u00c9douard Jeanneret","\u00c9douard Le Corbusier","Corb","Charles Edouard Jenneret","Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris","Kebiyi","Charles Edouard Jeanneret","Charles Edouard Jeanneret- Gris","Le Corbusier Jeanneret","Corbusier","Le Korbi\ufe20u\ufe21z\u02b9e","Le Corbusier-Saugnier","Charles Jeanneret","Corbusier Le","Le Corbusier (Charles-\u00c9douard Jeanneret)","Edouard Jeanneret"],"birth":[{"language":"fr","source_property":"P1477","value":"Charles-\u00c9douard Jeanneret"}],"native":[{"language":"fr","source_property":"P1559","value":"Le Corbusier"}],"official":[]},"native_name":null,"notable_works":["Notre Dame du Haut","Villa Savoye","Unit\u00e9 d'habitation","Unit\u00e9 d'Habitation de Marseille","Chandigarh Capitol Complex","Tsentrosoyuz building","Le Corbusier's grave","Maison Blanche","Villa Schwob","Villa La Roche"],"occupations":["architect","painter","writer","urban planner","photographer","draftsperson","textile artist","visual artist","designer","sculptor"],"official_websites":[],"photo":null,"profile_url":"https://fr.instaget.online/people/57aeb90940265e638df4c180","provenance":{"catalog":"wikidata_wikipedia","fetched_at":"2026-08-29T07:37:26Z","social_archives_included":false,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4724"},"public_hash":"57aeb90940265e638df4c180","schema_version":"1.1","socials":{},"tags":[{"key":"category:arts-and-culture","label":"Arts and culture","type":"category"},{"key":"category:journalism-and-media","label":"Journalism and media","type":"category"},{"key":"category:engineering-and-technology","label":"Engineering and technology","type":"category"},{"key":"occupation:architect","label":"architect","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:painter","label":"painter","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:writer","label":"writer","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:urban planner","label":"urban planner","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:photographer","label":"photographer","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:draftsperson","label":"draftsperson","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:textile artist","label":"textile artist","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:visual artist","label":"visual artist","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:designer","label":"designer","type":"occupation"}],"wikidata_id":"Q4724","wikidata_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4724","wikipedia_url":"https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier"}