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https://archinect.com/news/article/139805281/renault-issues-coup-corbusier-a-concept-car-to-explore-a-new-way-forward-inspired-by-le-corbusier
Renault issues Coupé Corbusier: a concept car to explore "a new way forward", inspired by Le Corbusier
Amelia Taylor-Hochberg
2015-10-26T13:12:00-04:00
>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/30/30gdt61fbqz37nrv.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Le Corbusier, who died 50 years ago, is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of modern architecture. Renault tells us this long, chamfered concept was “inspired by the architect’s modernist principles and theories”, and references the “golden era of the automobile of the 1930s”. Top Gear is no historical expert, but does not remember seeing anything like the Corbusier concept in photos from the Thirties.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Would Le Corbusier have chosen "suicide doors"? Renault whipped up the design for part of an exhibition put on by Centre des Monuments Nationaux in France, “Cars for living: the automobile and modernism in the 20th and 21st centuries,” which focuses on the history and legacy of the heyday of French automotive manufacturing in the 1930s. No word yet as to how it actually drives.</p><p>The Coupé doesn't seem to take much from <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/6217217/architect-as-auto-designer-le-corbusier-s-minimum-car" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Le Corbusier's Minimum Car</a>, which exists only as sketches, and was born out the architect's obsession with the manufacturable precision of the automobile industry.</p><p><em>h/t <a href="http://www.highsnobiety.com/2015/10/23/renault-honors-le-corbusier-with-coupe-corbusier-concept/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Highsnobiety</a></em></p><p>More on the ongoing influence of Le Corbusier:</p><ul><li><a title="“Le Corbusier was a combination of blind and naïve about all politics”" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/131799131/le-corbusier-was-a-combination-of-blind-and-na-ve-about-all-politics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Le Corbusier was a combination of blind and naïve about all politics”</a></li><li><a title='Le Corbusier "militant fascist" claims overshadow 50th death anniversary' href="http://archinect.com/news/article/125745578/le-corbusier-militant-fascist-claims-overshadow-50th-death-anniversary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Le Corbusier "militant fascist" claims overshadow 50th death anniversary</a></li><li><a title="Is Le Corbusier the real grandfather of hip-hop?" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/109178739/is-le-corbusier-the-real-grandfather-of-hip-hop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is Le Corbusier the real grandfather of hip-hop?</a></li><li><a title="Breaking new ground : Le Corbusier still a key figure for young architects" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/58833258/breaking-new-ground-le-corbusier-still-a-key-figure-for-young-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaking new ground : Le Corbusier still a key figure for young architects</a></li></ul>