Architect
Le Corbusier
Called a house a machine for living in, and shaped twentieth century city planning more than anybody. Whether that was a good thing is still one of architecture's live arguments.
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a French-Swiss architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland to French-speaking Swiss parents and acquired French nationality in 1930. He designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and the Americas during a five-decade career. He considered that "the roots of modern architecture are to be found in Viollet-le-Duc."
- Born
- 1887-10-06, La Chaux-de-Fonds, SwitzerlandA Thursday
- Died
- 1965-08-27, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, FranceA Friday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1887-10-06, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 12°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 0°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 21°03′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 25°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 9°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 4°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 29°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 4°50′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1965-08-27, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 3°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 13°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 17°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 9°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 4°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 27°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 14°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 14°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 15°39′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Le Corbusier was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
