Le Corbusier, Unite d'Habitation, Marseille

If there is one building by Le Corbusier that represents a synthesis
of his basic concepts it is certainly the Unité d'habitation built
in Marseille in 1946-52. This built manifesto does not simply put
forward a social model as a utopia, but also the unity of architecture
and town planning. It is one of the most significant buildings
there has even been, but it also triggered a great deal of controversy.
The story of the response to it has been recorded in order
to investiga ...