On July 17th 2016, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement was accepted as the World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO.

Their evaluation criteria are as follows (from the UNESCO Advisory Board Evaluation):

・ Reflects the history of the Modern Movement through half a century.

・ Demonstrates a radical break with styles, design methods, technologies, and construction practices of previous centuries.

・ Crystallizes some of the major concepts of modern architecture for the first time on a global level such as a new architectural language, the free plan, free facade and roof terrace, the concept of space/time, 221 the industrialization and standardization of building, the democratization of architecture.

・ Laid the foundations of architectural Purism and Brutalism, two major aesthetic components of the Modern Movement.

・ Displays constant sculptural inventiveness, presaging the beginnings of sculptural architecture.

・ Attests to a strategy of research and constant experimentation with materials such as concrete and glass, with the standardization of structural and facing components, and with the industrialization of building techniques.

・ Includes several standard modules and prototypes that were designed to be mass-produced.

17 projects in seven countries, including houses, community housings, factories, and religious facilities were registered. This was the first time a single architect's works were registered on the global scale.

The following 17 projects were included in the World Heritage Sites.

Architectural works of Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier's architects