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Le Corbusier
1929-1938: The globetrotter of modern architecture
1929-1934
On his return from the USSR, Le Corbusier became a key figure in the modern architecture debate.
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Orders poured into the studio for the Villa Savoye, the Centrosoyus, the Immeuble Clarté, the Cité de Refuge de l’Armée du Salut… For the first time, Le Corbusier was forced to turn down commissions because he was unable to fulfill them.
In 1929, as the Wall Street crash shook world finance, he set sail for South America to discover a new continent. The “man with soles of wind” had to delegate management of the agency to his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, who remained in Paris.
His global mobility took him from Algiers to Seville, Moscow to Brussels, London to Milan and Rome to Barcelona. He travelled by boat, plane and even by Zeppelin, making numerous appearances in response to calls, opportunities and requests for expertise.
A globetrotter in spite of himself, he embraced his role as tri