Zitate von Le Corbusier

„Ich male lieber als spreche. Das Malen ist schneller und bietet weniger Lügen.“

—  Le Corbusier

„Das Haus ist eine Maschine zum Wohnen.“

—  Le Corbusier

zitiert in: Karl Albert, Philosophie der Kunst, Band 2 von Philosophische Studien, Academia Verlag Richarz, 1989, Karl Albert ISBN 978-3-88345-451-1, S. 196,
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„Architektur ist das kunstvolle, korrekte und großartige Spiel der unter dem Licht versammelten Baukörper.“

—  Le Corbusier

zitiert in Hans Jürgen Schmitz, Akzeptanz von Arbeitsplatzbedingungen in Büros an Atrien unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Tageslichtverhältnisse, Tectum Verlag DE, 2003, ISBN 978-3-82888-477-9, S. 22,
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„Man schafft Steine, Holz, Zement herbei; man macht mit ihnen Häuser, Paläste, das ist Sache der Konstruktion. Der Erfindungsgeist ist am Werk. Aber mit einem Mal greift es mir ans Herz, tut mir wohl, ich bin glücklich, ich sage: Das ist schön. Das ist Architektur. Die Kunst ist anwesend.“

—  Le Corbusier, buch Toward an Architecture

Vers une architecture, Le Corbusier, éd. G. Crès, 1924, S. 123
Original franz.: "On met en œuvre de la pierre, du bois, du ciment ; on en fait des maisons, des palais ; c'est de la construction. L'ingéniosité travaille. Mais, tout à coup, vous me prenez au cœur, vous me faites du bien, je suis heureux, je dis : c'est beau. Voilà l'architecture. L'art est ici."

„My own duty and my aim is to try and raise people out of their misery, away from catastrophe; to provide them with happiness, with a contented existence, with harmony. My own goal is to establish or re-establish harmony between people and their environment.“

—  Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier: Architect, Painter, Poet by Jean Jenger (1996).
Attributed from posthumous publications

„The age of personal statues is gone.“

—  Le Corbusier

"The Edict of Chandigarh," 1959
Kontext: The age of personal statues is gone. No personal statues shall be erected in the city or parks of Chandigarh. The city is planned to breathe the new sublimated spirit of art. Commemoration of persons shall be confined to suitably placed bronze plaques.

„The "styles" are a lie.“

—  Le Corbusier

Vers une architecture [Towards an Architecture] (1923)

„Modern life demands, and is waiting for, a new kind of plan, both for the house and the city.“

—  Le Corbusier

Vers une architecture [Towards an Architecture] (1923)

„The city of Chandigarh is planned to human scale. It puts us in touch with the infinite cosmos and nature. It provides us with places and buildings for all human activities by which the citizens can live a full and harmonious life. Here the radiance of nature and heart are within our reach.“

—  Le Corbusier

"The Edict of Chandigarh," 1959

„You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work.
But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say: "This is beautiful."“

—  Le Corbusier

That is Architecture. Art enters in.
Vers une architecture [Towards an Architecture] (1923)

„You know, it is life that is right and the architect who is wrong.“

—  Le Corbusier

Vous savez, c'est la vie qui a raison, l'architecte qui a tort.
Le Corbusier's reply upon learning that the housing project he had designed at Pessac had been altered by its inhabitants, quoted by Philippe Boudon, Lived-In Architecture: Pessac Revisited (1969) [trans. Gerald Onn]
Attributed from posthumous publications

„Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.“

—  Le Corbusier

The New York Times [obituary] (1965-08-28)
Attributed from posthumous publications

„Vehicular traffic is completely forbidden in the green strips, where tranquility shall reign and the curse of noise shall not penetrate.“

—  Le Corbusier

"The Edict of Chandigarh," 1959

„A house is a machine for living in.“

—  Le Corbusier

Une maison est une machine-à-habiter.
Vers une architecture [Towards an Architecture] (1923)

„The object of this edict is to enlighten the present and future citizens of Chandigarh about the basic concepts of planning of the city so that they become its guardians and save it from whims of individuals.“

—  Le Corbusier

"The Edict of Chandigarh," 1959

„It is a question of building which is at the root of the social unrest of today: architecture or revolution.“

—  Le Corbusier

Vers une architecture [Towards an Architecture] (1923)

„The truthfulness of materials of constructions, concrete, bricks and stone, shall be maintained in all buildings constructed or to be constructed.
The seed of Chandigarh is well sown. It is for the citizens to see that the tree flourishes.“

—  Le Corbusier

"The Edict of Chandigarh," 1959

„A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe.“

—  Le Corbusier

When the Cathedrals Were White http://books.google.com/books?id=TzwVAAAAMAAJ&q="A+hundred+times+I+have+thought+New+York+is+a+catastrophe+and+fifty+times+it+is+a+beautiful+catastrophe"#search_anchor (1947)
Attributed from posthumous publications

„I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.“

—  Le Corbusier