The highly anticipated re-opening of Pavillon Le Corbusier in Zurich will fall on 11 May 2019.
The legendary Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, otherwise known as Le Corbusier, revolutionised urban planning and was a pioneer of modernist architecture. His last building, the colourful architectural masterpiece that is Pavillon Le Corbusier will now operate as a public museum from May to November, run and managed by the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich on behalf of the City of Zurich.
The opening exhibition Mon univers will explore Le Corbusier’s personal passion for collecting, thus providing visitors a glimpse into the many creative hats he wore as an architect, architectural theorist, urban planner, painter, draftsman, sculptor and furniture designer. Visitors will also be able to attend a varied educational program with guided tours, exhibition talks and workshops, as well as a concert series specially designed for the pavilion.
With the goal of building an exhibition venue that combined his love for art and architecture, Le Corbusier managed to realise his vision of a “synthesis of the arts”.
The ship-like construction is based on Le Corbusier’s Modulor system of proportions, and the building embodies a number of his other design principles as well as a kind of architectural legacy. These tenets include prefabrication, elements such as the access ramp and the small roof garden that recur throughout his oeuvre, and the “promenade architecturale,” a carefully conceived route through the building, to enable the visitor to optimally view and experience the architecture.
The structure is the last completed design by the influential architect and his only building made of steel and glass.
The colourful pavilion with its filigree look is renowned worldwide as an architectural gem and which gives Zurich a cultural highlight as a walk-through work of art.
Visitors can wander through the rooms and discover the pavilion at their own pace. Across some 600sqm and four stories (including rooftop terrace), the pavilion offers various perspectives and vantage points.
More information on opening hours, workshops and events at the Pavillon Le Corbusier can be found at www.pavillon-le-corbusier.ch; and for information on Zurich and wider Switzerland, head to www.myswitzerland.com.
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