Love Le Corbusier? Now you can build like him—out of paper
08/01/2020
Dive into the world of Swiss-French architect’s Le Corbusier best hits, and try your hand at creating them, too.
Chandigarh, India, is a city known for its clean streets, green spaces, and numerous monuments. One sculpture, an 85-foot-tall symbol known as “Open Hand,” was designed by Swiss-French...
Dive into the world of Swiss-French architect’s Le Corbusier best hits, and try your
hand at creating them, too.
Chandigarh, India, is a city
known for its clean streets, green spaces, and numerous monuments. One sculpture, an 85-foot-tall symbol
known as “Open Hand,” was designed by Swiss-French architect, designer, and urban planner Le Corbusier. The pioneer of Modernist architecture also imagined several of the city’s government buildings. The Chandigarh Capitol Complex, a compound made up of three buildings, three monuments (“Open Hand” included), and a lake, was officially declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. Now, you can build your own personal “Punjab and Haryana High Court”—one of the structures in Le Corbusier’s Capitol Complex—out of
with the new book Le Corbusier Paper Models: 10 Kirigami Buildings To Cut and Fold.Read Full Story