CONTENTS Introduction9 Preface by Mario Botta11 Rene Burri's Vision of Le Corbusier13 Villa Savoye, Poissy, 1928 - 1931 1959 : A decaying masterpiece soon to become a Historical Monument of France 23 Atelier Le Corbusier, 35 Rue de Sevres, Paris 1959/1960 : Everyday work at a mythical birthplace of architectural ideas 37 Pavillon Zurichhorn, Heidi Webe, Zurich, 1960-1967 1960 : Meeting Le Corbusier on the site of what will be his last building 55 Couvent de La Tourette, Eveux-sur-Arbresle, 1953-1960 1959/1960 : Joining the Domonican Fathers for a close inspection of their monastery-to-be69 Notre-Dame-du-Haut, Ronchamp, 1950-1955 1955 : Inauguration, celebration, consecration 101 Cite radieuse, Marseilles, 1945-1952 1959 : Seven years after completion-let the user speak next 121 Appartment-atelier Le Corbusier , 24 Rue Nungesser-et-coli, Paris, 1931-1934 1959/1960 : Le Corbusier at home in his Atelier of Patient Search 147 Bibliography 180