Firminy Vert
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Firminy Vert (lit. "Green Firminy") is group of modern buildings designed by architect Le Corbusier located in Firminy, France in 1964–1969.[1] It includes the Saint-Pierre Church, a stadium, a cultural center, and an Unité d'Habitation. It was designed based on Modernism principles of architecture.[2] It is praised as one of Europe's most accomplished postwar planning exercises.
Buildings
- 1965: Unité d'Habitation of Firminy-Vert, France[3]
- 1965: Maison de la culture de Firminy-Vert
- 1966: Stadium Firminy-Vert
- 1969: Church of Saint-Pierre, Firminy (built posthumously and completed under José Oubrerie's guidance in 2006)
