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Machine for living

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Le Corbusier's design philosophy that a house should be a highly functional, efficient structure where each level or space serves a specific purpose, rejecting ornamental excess in favor of practical modernism.

AP course connection

Topic 10.1: 10.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Global Contemporary Art

Unit 10

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