Fondation Le Corbusier
The Fondation Le Corbusier is a foundation for the preservation of the Scriptures, the plan miscellany and the construction and pictorial works of Le Corbusier, headquartered in Paris, France.
- 4.1 inspection of structures of LC
- 4.2 Promotion of research on the works of LC and their publication
Foundation
In January 1960, the Swiss- French architect, architectural theorist, urban planner, painter and sculptor Le Corbusier (* October 6, 1887 has in La Chaux -de-Fonds in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, † August 27 1965 in Roquebrune- Cap- Martin in Monaco, Charles- Édouard Jeanneret- actually Gris ), the Fondation Le Corbusier from private funds established with friends.
Le Corbusier, who had no direct heirs wanted to make in the last fifteen years of his life to the establishment of the foundation that has been carefully preserved by him convolute of his writings, drawings and sculptures are collected after his death in an archive and open to the public. His collection should not be scattered over several Institutions and owner. Therefore, he sought the foundation that bears his name, to clarify still alive in detail and realized.
On January 13, 1960 Le Corbusier sent his objectives for the " Fondation Le Corbusier " on M. Ouvré, M. Gabriel Chéreau, Bernard Anthonioz and a member of the Cabinet by André Malraux, a group of friends he delight for the realization of the project could.
History
The Fondation Le Corbusier based in Paris has been involved for more than 50 years for the preservation, archiving and documentation of the tradition of the life's work of Le Corbusier. This includes many buildings and works of art of the architect.
Tasks of the Foundation
The mission of the Foundation is to protect the cultural heritage of Le Corbusier and maintain it. The Foundation supports research and has edited numerous publications. Your objective is as follows:
The architectural work of Le Corbusier covered four continents and eleven countries. It is the mission of the Foundation to secure the copyrights of the works and to contribute to their conservation. From the Foundation appointed experts, the owner, owners and occupants of the proposed building by Le Corbusier to advise on renovation and maintenance. All restoration and development projects, including performing the foundation itself are to be submitted to a committee of appointed experts. This should help to respect the work of Le Corbusier. The Foundation may authorize, on the basis of the recommendations of this committee appointed changes to the work or to present concerns about this. The Foundation ensures the preservation of the left by Le Corbusier and property under their ownership structure; they can run entertainment and renovations that are necessary for the preservation of originality.
Archiving and publication of writings and plans of LC
In addition to preserving the building and works of art and the information on the artistic and architectural work of Le Corbusier it is an object of the Foundation to publish the writings and plans by Le Corbusier. It has also the task, all built by Le Corbusier building systematically photographically capture worldwide, with the aim of inventory at the beginning of the 21st century the stock of buildings and works exhaustively.
Initiative to hold the structures of LC in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
For the above reasons, the Foundation supports and promotes the application of the Ministry of Culture and Communication of France to the inclusion of architectural and urban planning work of Le Corbusier in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. France proposes, together with Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Japan and Switzerland to take up the architectural and urban planning work of Le Corbusier in 2009 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Her practice includes 23 buildings, including four in Switzerland. The other buildings of Le Corbusier are in France, Germany, Argentina, Belgium, India and Japan. The dossier for candidacy includes 750 pages. It was signed by the French Minister of Culture Christiane Albanel on January 30, 2008 in the presence of UNESCO delegates and representatives of the Corbusier Foundation.
Other missions
Since the above date, the Foundation in accordance with its statutes and its missions, all its resources for preservation, the knowledge and the dissemination of the work of Le Corbusier especially dedicated by the following initiatives:
Inspection of structures of LC
The Foundation is the owner of real estate Maisons La Roche- Jeanneret ( semi-detached) Square du Docteur -Blanche in Paris, in 1923, the l' appartement- atelier de Le Corbusier 24, rue Nungesser et Coli in Paris in 1933, and the second house for his parents Villa Le Lac "Une petite maison " Route de Lavaux in Corseaux, 1923-1924 and allows these throughout the year can be visited throughout.
Promotion of research on the works LC and their publication
The Foundation published with the publisher Birkhauser manuals for the buildings and supports and promotes research and publications on the work of Le Corbusier.