UNESCO Adds 17 Le Corbusier Buildings to Its Storied Ranks

Situated in a small commune outside of Paris, Villa Savoye is one of Le Corbusier’s most recognizable achievements. The architect’s modern take on a French country house (designed in collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret) was the last building in his series of Purist villas. The structure is tailored to Le Corbusier’s Five Points of a New Architecture manifesto, with pilotis that lift the building up above the ground, a flat roof that could serve as a garden and terrace, open-plan interiors, horizontal windows for light and ventilation, and a "free" or unrestrained facade.