Original: Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris , who chose to be known as Le Corbusier ( October 6 , 1887 -- August 27 , 1965 ) , was a Swiss-French architect , designer , urbanist , writer and also painter , who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called Modern architecture or the International Style .
Simplified: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris ( birth name ) , ( October 6 , 1887 -- August 27 , 1965 ) , known by the popular name of Le Corbusier , was an architect and writer born in Switzerland .