By the end of the 1920s Le Corbusier was already an internationally renowned architect. His book Vers une Architecture had been translated into several languages, his work … See more

Estimates of the cost in February 1929 lay in the region of half a million francs, although this excluded the cost of the lodge and the … See more

Problems with the Savoyes caused by all the requests for additional payment from the contractors for all the changes were compounded by the need for early repairs to the new house. … See more

• Hitchcock, Henry-Russell; Philip Johnson (1966). The International Style. United States of America: W.W. Norton & Company. See more

Pierre and Eugénie Savoye approached Le Corbusier about building a country home in Poissy in the spring of 1928. The prospective site was a green field on an otherwise wooded … See more

The Villa Savoye, which is probably Le Corbusier's best known building from the 1930s, had an enormous influence on international … See more

The Villa Savoye was a very influential building of the 1930s, and imitations can be found all over the world. The building featured in two … See more