European Heritage Days

• Saturday, September 13, and Sunday, September 14, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  A question-and-answer treasure hunt and map game in which participants must find ten iconic elements of the site that Le Corbusier named in a specific way—starting with the name of the villa, “Le Lac.” Treasure hunt—Treasure of words. Ages 10 and up.

Pavillon Le Corbusier in Zürich 

• Saturday, September 13, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  Tour of the pavilion, built between 1964 and 1967 by Le Corbusier for gallery owner Heidi Weber.
• Sunday, September 14, at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  Guided tour of the pavilion and the exhibition Towards an Architecture: Reflections.

• Sunday, September 14 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m.
  Guided tours of the Weissenhofsiedlung, built in 1927 by 17 international architects, including Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, Peter Behrens, Walter Gropius, and Victor Bourgeois, on the initiative of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

• Sunday, September 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Free admission to the museum (exhibition space presenting the history of the city and furnished house of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret).

• Saturday, September 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  The Le Corbusier Foundation is organizing free 30-minute guided tours throughout the day, with no reservation required, limited to 15 people per tour. The first tour starts at 10 a.m., and the last at 4:30 p.m. The guided tour will allow you to discover the history of this purist villa built a hundred years ago by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, as well as visit the exhibition of paintings by Liliane Tomasko.

• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Twenty-minute guided tours will be offered every 30 minutes in the garden, presenting the history of Villa Savoye, built between 1928 and 1931 by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. The villa offers other activities: a self-guided tour of the Destinations Le Corbusier : promenades architecturales in the garden, ARCHI VR (a virtual reality tour of Villa Savoye), and a drawing contest.

• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
  Guided tours of the Cité Frugès, built by Le Corbusier between 1924 and 1926 for industrialist Henry Frugès in Pessac, near Bordeaux.
• Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Discover images of the iconic sites of the Council of Europe’s Cultural Route dedicated to Le Corbusier through the exhibition Destinations Le Corbusier : promenades architecturales.
• Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  The game booklet (for ages 7 and up) Welcome to the world of Le Corbusier — a fun exploration is available at the Frugès-Le Corbusier house at 4 Rue Le Corbusier.

• Saturday, September 20 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday, September 21 at 2 p.m.
  The Boulogne-Billancourt tourist office is organizing guided tours of Le Corbusier’s buildings in the form of architectural walks. You will discover villas from the 1920s and the Molitor building (1931-1934) designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret.
  Please note: exterior visits only.

• Saturday, September 20 at 3 p.m.
  The Swiss Foundation hosts a roundtable discussion Quelle architecture pour quel vivre ensemble ?which explores the link between interior architecture and communal living within the houses of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris.
• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  The exhibition Patrimoine moderne « mal aimé » presents the work of the Photo Club of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, created during the latest photographic walk of the same name. These visual explorations offer a fresh perspective on these iconic buildings of the Cité.

• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Guided tours of the Cité Radieuse, designed by Le Corbusier over 70 years ago.

• Saturday, September 20, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., then from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  The residents share their joy of living at the Maison Radieuse with you. Saturday afternoon: explanation of the facades, discovery of the park, activities for young audiences, exhibitions. On Sunday, the residents guide you: exterior, roof terrace, nursery school, apartments, exhibition in collaboration with ECPAD..

• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21
  Accompanied by a guide for one hour, take an architectural tour and discover the restored facades and the play of light that make this chapel, designed by Le Corbusier between 1950 and 1955, so unique.

• Saturday, September 20 at 10:30 a.m.
  Guided tour of the Maison de la Culture and Saint-Pierre Church.
• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  For children, the activity book Bienvenue dans l’univers de Le Corbusier — exploration ludique is to be collected from the reception desk at the Maison de la Culture
• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. — Maison de la Culture
  Self-guided tour of the exhibition L’architecture moderne a 60 ans, rétrospective et origineswhich traces the construction of the Maison de la Culture.
• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Saint-Pierre Church
  Self-guided tour of the exhibition D’acier et de verre, éclats de lumièrewhich presents the work of three artists from the Loire region.
• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Saint-Pierre Church
  Self-guided tour of the exhibitionNos pieds d’argile by the designer matali crasset.
• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — housing unit
  Guided tour of the housing unit by its residents: discover its history, its nursery school, a show apartment, and an occupied apartment.
• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — housing unit
  Self-guided tour of the exhibition 60 ans de la première pierre de l’unité d’habitation which traces, through photographic archives, a film, letters, and plans, the history of the construction of the fifth housing unit.

• Saturday, September 20 at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m., and Sunday, September 21 at 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
  One-hour guided tours of the convent designed by Le Corbusier for the Dominican friars in 1959.

• Sunday, September 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
  Guided tour of the housing unit designed by Le Corbusier as a veritable vertical village. You will discover the common areas as well as private apartments.
  Sunday, September 21, from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
  The Corbu Enigma game: flyers will be distributed by the residents’ association to guide you through the housing unit and apartments.
  Sunday, September 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  Self-guided tour of the Pierre-Louis Faloci, Architecture and Landscapes exhibition presented at the premises of the La Première Rue Association.

• Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, at 10 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 2:45 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
  Guided tours of Le Corbusier’s Cabanon, the camping units, Le Corbusier’s construction hut, and Jean Badovici and Eileen Gray’s Villa E1027.