ARCHITECT'S

As Le Corbusier’s last draft, completed in 1967, two years after his surprising death, the Le Corbusier pavilion in Zurich deserves special attention. In addition, it is the only Le Corbusier structure in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The building is characterised by a floating roof and Rubik's Cube-like coloured panels, representing a shift from Le Corbusier's original purist Architectural Polychromy of 1931. The Pavilion Le Corbusier for Heidi Weber in Zurich marks a milestone in Le Corbusier's late work. He had worked on an ideal exhibition pavilion for years. It is a building of steel, enamel and glass with a large metal roof and, after two years renovation work, it is now – in 2019 – shining in new splendour. (© Les Coleurs)

COLLECTION

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