1919 – Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Paris
Architect: Paul Abadie Jr
Probably the best site for a building in Paris,
1923 – Samaritaine Department Store, Paris
Architect: Franz Jourdain & Henri Sauvage
A magnificent department store on the banks of the Seine that includes several buildings on a couple of streets.
1924 – Basilique St Martin, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Victor Laloux
Built over the tomb of St Martin,
1927 – Printemps, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Eugène Devernois
An unusual looking department store in the main shopping district of Tours.
1929 – Villa Savoye, Poissy, France
Architect: Le Corbusier
Situated at Poissy, outside of Paris,
1932 – Etam Department Store, Paris
Architect: Franz Jourdain & Henri Sauvage
A very interesting building on a narrow site,
1954 – Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut, Ronchamp, France
Architect: Le Corbusier
This is a singular work in Le Corbusier’s oeuvre in that it departs from his principles of standardisation and the machine aesthetic,
1965 – Unité d’Habitation, Firminy, France
Architect: Le Corbusier
Based on the modernist residential housing design principle developed by Le Corbusier,
1977 – Centre Pompidou, Paris
Architect: Richard Rogers & Renzo Piano
The design for the Centre Nationale d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou was selected after a competition in 1971.
1987 – Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Built as a cultural centre for the Arab world,
