Le Corbusier has left an invaluable legacy with his life’s work, throwing out convention and ushering in a new era of modern ...

Now Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, its third restoration project complete, has become a magnet that draws architecture buffs from around the world to this suburb 18 miles northwest of Paris.

Restoration work was carried out between 1963 and 1967, and again between 1985 and 1993. Since 1992, Villa Savoye has been open to the public and receives 20,000 visitors a year, ...

The Villa Savoye, best described as a box on stilts, is unlike any house I have ever seen. Its unusual plan and circulation flow force a visitor to rethink the very idea of "house." ...