The Unite d ’Habitation by Le Corbusier is my favorite of all of Le Corbusier’s creations. This 18 Story residential building was the first large scale project undertaken by Le Corbusier and is built to house around 1,600 French residents in Marseille due to the high demand for residential living in the years following World War II. What sets this building apart is Le Corbusier’s concept of what he called a “vertical garden city”, consisting of communal spaces including a rooftop consisting of a garden terrace, a gym with a running track, a kindergarten, etc. The communal spaces on the interior of the building include shops, a medical center, and even a hotel. The Unite d ‘Habitation is known as one of the most innovative residential architectural creations due to its efficient use of space and impressive vertical garden city concept.

The Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh, India is a legislative building built by Le Corbusier in 1962 and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2016. The Palace of Assembly includes an upward sweeping concrete roof above the entrance supported by large concrete “Pilotis” or support structures, giving a much more open and free space to support the view provided by the surrounding land. The main doors to the Palace of Assembly are intricately painted with vibrant colors, designed by Le Corbusier himself, depicting the cosmos and cosmological events on the upper half and nature including the desert, rivers, greenery, and animals on the lower half.

Notre Dame Du Haut is a Roman Catholic Chapel built by Le Corbusier in Ronchamp, France in 1955. This is one of the Franco-Swiss’ most important designs and one of the best-known examples of the architect’s style. Considered to be one of the most important architectural building designs, the Roman Catholic chapel’s thick masonry walls allow for a free-flowing structural design that help provide the buildings stability and support. While the exterior is rather complex, the interior appears surprisingly simple in nature. Architecture is all about span and light, and this building has excellent examples of core fundamental architectural elements.

Villa Fallet is a traditional Chalet that was built in Switzerland and is the first building designed and built by Le Corbusier when he was only 18 years old. Villa Fallet was built in 1905 before Le Corbusier was ever known by the name, when he was still Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, an architecture student designing and constructing this Villa for a friend of one of his teachers, alongside two of his fellow students. The front wood paneling of this villa is ornately decorated with pine trees as well as pinecones and intricately carved geometric patterns.

Although Ford was known for his one story prairie style houses, he still dabbles in bigger houses because after all that just meant more space to connect with nature. The back patio of this house is shown to have a plethora of windows connecting the outside with inside. This house however is made of paneling instead of brick an stone like his other houses. While personally this gives off a cheaper look, the color scheme still goes along nice with the house creates a bright space of natural light. This house is made for someone who doesnt mind a glare on their TV.

This home by O’Neil Ford really shows his love for windows. Windows are walls with endless possibilities. Ford would place windows strategically in the house to make it seem as if the house extended on forever into the nature. The open window design once again shows the love Ford had with nature. This house is a timeless look. The modern feel of the rectangular design but still having the homey, cabin feel is what Ford was known for best

As you can see in the picture O’Neil Ford continues his efforts at bringing nature as close to inside the home as possible. Trees are a sign of life and prosperity with brings a clam tranquil presence to them home. The metal roofing is also a great addition as it adds to the cabin feel of the house. The light colored bricks highlight the greenery around it. Southern comfort at its finest.

The VitraHaus is a museum which was contributed to Germany’s Vitra design museum. It appears to be a series of stacked houses with glasses on the ends. This is my personal favorite design by this architecture firm . I would love to live in a place like this.

The “bird’s Nest” is the Beijing national stadium and was originally designed for the 2008 summer Olympics. The building features a chaotic web of steel beams on the exterior

The Laban Centre in London. Largest school for contemporary dance in the world. Opened in 2003 with exterior glass panels. When the sun hits the glass it shows off different colors like lime, turquoise, and magenta.