Le Corbusier is one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, and one of the most controversial.

His ideas reshaped cities, housing, and modern architecture itself. Towers in parks. Strict zoning. A belief that rational design could engineer a better society.

But decades later, many of those ideas produced outcomes no one fully anticipated.

In this episode of Design Docs, we examine the legacy of Le Corbusier beyond the drawings and manifestos, looking closely at how his vision was implemented, how it spread globally, and what happened after it met reality.

This isn’t meant to be a takedown or a defense of his work, just a look at its impact on our world. Some of his projects, particularly his smaller scale housing I’m pretty fond of, while others like his mass housing projects seem to lack in humanity. Even those though I believe were built with a positive intention, and their specific context (time and location) are important in dissecting his work.

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