page_title: Le Corbusier
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Le Corbusier / Early life
context_page_description: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, known by the popular name of Le Corbusier, was an architect and writer born in Switzerland. In the 1930s, he became a French citizen. He is famous for his theories about modernism in architecture. His plans included the improvement of housing for people in large cities. This was because many people lived in poverty at that time. Many of his designs have been built across the world.
  He also liked to paint and was skilled at designing furniture.
context_section_description: Le Corbusier grew up in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small town in the north of Switzerland. In 1907, aged 19, he moved to the French city of Paris. He travelled across Europe, and learned a lot of new ideas. He learned to speak German and worked with famous architects, such as Peter Behrens.
caption: La Chaux-de-Fonds
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