Experts' Choice Award Cite Radieuse Le Corbusier
What the experts agree on
Le Corbusier's 1952 experimental housing block revolutionized urban living with 337 apartments in innovative floor plans, set in a green park with sea views—a landmark that still defines Marseille's post-war architecture.
“Visionary international-style architect Le Corbusier redefined urban living in 1952 with the completion of his vertical 337-apartment ‘garden city’, popularly known as La Cité Radieuse.”
– Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The Cité Radieuse (also known as "Maison du Fada") was Le Corbusier's first "living unit". The most remarkable of the city's post-war buildings, it stands on Boulevard Michelet. " Full review
Afar Magazine "Cité Radieuse was the most famous of the residential buildings that Swiss architect Le Corbusier built across Europe—an experimental housing design that was innovative for its time. " Full review
Fodor's "The mammoth building, set in the middle of a green park with unobstructed views of the sea, contains 337 apartments with 23 different floor plans that were ground-breaking in their simplicity" Full review
Lonely Planet "It was in Marseille that Swiss architect Le Corbusier redefined modern urban living in Europe. The style of his then-radical 337-apartment block Cité Radieuse (1947–52) – with its..."
