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CITÉ FRUGÈS-LE CORBUSIER

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4, rue Le Corbusier, 33600Pessac, France Show on map
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2025
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The first large-scale project of the famous architect Le Corbusier, the Cité Frugès is classified as a historical monument.

Built in 1926 by Le Corbusier on commission from sugar industrialist Henry Frugès, this housing estate offers an innovative vision of architecture and social housing. Designed as a "cité-jardin" (garden city), the pavilion complex comprises 50 homes. Les quartiers modernes Frugès is both Le Corbusier's first social housing estate and his first large-scale project, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Pessac has acquired a skyscraper house, which has been converted into the Maison Frugès-Le Corbusier, and is open to visitors.

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Visited in june 2025
Lieu symbolique de l'architecture moderne
Visited in may 2025
Vooral de moeite waard als je een rondleiding/introductie volgt.
Wel moeilijk te achterhalen waaren wanneer en of je kunt reserveren.
Rondleiding in het Frans.
Visited in march 2025
Visites guidées très intéressantes proposées par la mairie de Pessac, qui possède l'une de ces maisons très avant-gardistes pour l'époque, construites par Le Corbusier. Vraiment ravis d'avoir pu découvrir ce site initialement prévu pour les ouvriers, où tout est pensé pour le bien-être, une vie de famille confortable et un lien social avec le voisinage tout en préservant son intimité.
Visited in march 2025
Très belle visite
Visited in february 2025
Très bel ensemble de 5 types de maisons signées Le Corbusier. La balade dans le lotissement est agréable. On y découvre les maisons presque centenaires dans des états d’entretien variables. Cela rajoute du charme à l’ensemble. À voir avant de faire un tour dans les ruelles du vieux Pessac

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