UNESCO Adds 17 Le Corbusier Buildings to Its Storied Ranks
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Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret built Maison La Roche for Swiss banker and modern art collector Raoul La Roche. The house includes a gallery for La Roche’s cubist art collection and his private apartment, and sits adjacent to another home the duo constructed for Jeanneret’s brother. Completed in 1925, the building comprises two white volumes that join to create an L-shaped plan. Today, Maison La Roche-Jeanneret operates as a museum for the Fondation Le Corbusier.