Villa Savoye, (Paris, France); 1928-31; Paris, France R. He
Villa Savoye located in Poissy, Paris, France. Designed by the architects of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeannaré. The building has used reinforced concrete to construct from 1928 to 1931. The Villa Savoye was originally designed as a sanctuary for the Savoye family in the countryside. It was no longer used since 1940 and was left unpaired during the Second World War. In 1958, it became a national property of France. Although it was repeatedly planned to be dismantled, it was still protected as a monument of French history in 1965. From 1985 to 1997, it was completely refurbished. It is now under the management of the National Monument Center and is open to visitors throughout the year. 2016 is listed as a World Heritage Site. The villa has practiced Le Corbusier's five point of constructions put forward in “Towards New Architec ture”, which represents the foundation of the modern architectural concept and is the most famous piece of internatio...