Happy Birthday, Le Corbusier

The revolutionary Swiss-born architect known as "Le Corbusier" was born on October 6, 1887. Le Corbusier was a leader in the Bauhaus movement that changed the way we think about building. Favoring unornamented walls of concrete and glass, Le Corbusier called the ideal house a "machine for living." As part of a team of architects selected to plan the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Le Corbusier designed the glass-sided Secretariat building.

Le Corbusier believed that the stark buildings he designed would contribute to clean, bright, healthy cities. If you want to celebrate Le Corbusier's birthday in a big way, you can spend the night at the historic Hotel Le Corbusier at Unité d'Habitation, Le Corbusier's grand urban experiment in Marseilles, France.

^{Photo: The United Nations Headquarters, ArtToday.com}