The UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (commonly referred to as UNESCO) has named 17 projects in 7 countries by revolutionary Modernist architect Le Corbusier to their list of World Heritage Sites. Given to places of special cultural or physical significance, the designation will help to protect and preserve the buildings for future generations. Citing Le Corbusier’s inventive architectural language, UNESCO praised the collection of projects for “[reflecting] the solutions that the Modern Movement sought to apply during the 20th century to the challenges of inventing new architectural techniques to respond to the needs of society.”
“The inscription on the World Heritage List of 17 buildings of sites by Le Corbusier represents a strong encouragement to continue all along Le Corbusier's built work to maintain this living heritage and to hand it down to future generations,” said Fondation Le Corbusier President Antoine Picon in a statement. “It also contributes to the understanding of that complex and fragile legacy and helps its dissemination to the widest audience.”
Continue after the break for the full list of projects and images.
Unité d’habitation, Marseille, France
Maison Guiette, Antwerp, Belgium
Capitol Complex, Chandigarh, India
The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan
Weissenhof-Siedlung Estate, Stuttgart, Germany
Maison Curutchet, La Plata, Argentina
Dominican Monastery of La Tourette near Lyon, France
Villa Savoye near Paris, France
Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France
Maison La Roche, Paris, France
Villa Le Lac, Corseaux, Switzerland
Cité Frugès, Pessac, France
Immeuble Clarté, Geneva, Switzerland
Immeuble Molitor, Paris, France
Usine Claude et Duval Factory, Saint-Dié, France
Cabanon de Le Corbusier, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Maison de la Culture, Firminy, France
News via UNESCO, Fondation Le Corbusier and BBC.
