The Savoye were the people who commissioned the architect Le
Corbusier to build their house in Poissy, just west of Paris.
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The Villa Savoye was designed by Corbusier and illustrates his
five points of modern architecture. Villa Mairea was designed by
Aalto and is based on rational-constructivism.
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Le Corbusier
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Le Corbusier's concept for the Villa Savoye followed very
closely his five points towards a new architecture.