Maison Guiette

This article is about the Le Corbusier-designed house. For the series of paintings by Claude Monet, see Poplars (Monet series).

Maison Guiette

Maison Guiette also known as Les Peupliers, is a house in Antwerp, Belgium, designed by Le Corbusier in 1926 and built in 1927.^[1] It was the studio and living quarters of René Guiette, a painter and art critic.^[2] One of the Franco-Swiss architect's lesser-known works, it is an early example of the International Style.

In July 2016, the house and several other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.^[3]

References

↑ "Maison Guiette, Anvers, Belgique, 1926". Fondation Le Corbusier. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
↑ "Les peupliers". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
↑ "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

Coordinates: 51°11′01″N 4°23′36″E / 51.18364°N 4.39323°E / 51.18364; 4.39323

World Heritage Sites in Belgium

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier¹ Belfries of Belgium and France² Flemish Béguinages Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs Historic Centre of Brugge La Grand-Place, Brussels Major Mining Sites of Wallonia Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Stoclet House

¹ Listing shared with six other countries, which includes Belgium's Maison Guiette; ² Listing shared with France.

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