We’re taking on the origin story of (for better or worse) the most important architect of the 20th century — Charles-Edouard Jeanneret aka Le Corbusier. His origins — petit bourgeois, Swiss, provincial — can make his eventual rise to world-enveloping notoriety and era-defining influence seem all the more unlikely. We’re digging into his childhood, family, education and travels as a young man before taking on a couple of early projects.

We discuss — 

Early projects — 

Travels, and meetings with — 

And a more detailed look at — 

We've been reading —

Music — 

An excerpt from — 

Britt Brothers — ‘Alpine Milkman Yodel’ (1933) from archive.org

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