1887 – Born 6 October at La Chaux-de-Fonds.
1923 – Builds the little house “Le Lac” at Corseaux on Lake Geneva for his parents.
1925 – Builds Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau (Paris) and the Pessac housing estate near Bordeaux.
1928 – Founder member of CIAM (Congrés Internationaux d’architecture moderne) at the castle of La Sarraz, in Switzerland.
1929 – Works on the Villa Savoye (Poissy), the Mundaneum and urbanism in South America.
1930 – Works on urban designs for Algiers and studies for “Ville Radieuse”.
1943 – Publishes the Charte d’Athènes (Athens Charter).
1944 – Works on the Unités d’Habitation, Marseilles.
1948 – Works on La Sainte-Baume Project.
1950 – Starts working on the Chapel at Ronchamp. Publishes Modulor I and L’Unité d’Habitation de Marseille.
1953 – Builds Dominican Monastery at Sainte Marie de la Tourette (Eveux).
1965 – On 27 August Le Corbusier dies while swimming at Cap-Martin, France.
