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1. Le Corbusier was a pseudonym created by accessing a later ancestor...what was his name, given to him at birth, October 6, 1887?
2. Le Corbusier thought a particular architectural-piece as a 'Terrible-machine' for containing classical elements of Greek principles, and the precison of German utility. What was this 'Object' better known as?
3. Along with Ozenfant, Le Corbusier founded a movement which superseded the Cubism and Dadaism movements. What was this Art-Movement called?
4. In Le Corbusier's 'Oeuvre complete', a modern style of architecture was introduced. What is the name of the building-system called?
5. What was the name of the review founded by Ozenfant, Le Corbusier, and Paul Dermee in 1920 called?
6. Le Corbusier wrote 75 books during his lifetime; the most successful were 'Vers une architecture', 'Urbanisme', 'L'Art decoratif d'aujuourd'hui' and 'La Peinture Moderne'. Which book contained the ideas of Greek philosophy and the idea of Taylorization (mass-production), which made it perhaps the most successful?
7. Complete Le Corbusier's most famous truism...'___________always hides a mistake in construction'.
8. Le Corbusier always was evolving in terms of styles...in his 'Five Points of a New Architecture' a system of pilotis were used to create his perfect villa. What was the location were he this built villa?
9. Le Corbusier helped re-build parts of France after the devastation from WW2...a particularly interesting building is a housing project called _______ for its monumental push-pull facades and radical form of modernism.
10. What principle was the Ronchamp Chapel based on?
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