Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (Oct. 6, 1887 – 1965), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and also painter, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called Modern architecture or the International Style. He was born in Switzerland, but became a French citizen in his 30s.
Photo: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) by Ida Kar, 1954 - 2 1/4 inch square film negative (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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Oh, those glasses.