Dec 31 2013 29 mins 128
Pioneer of Modern architecture, Le Corbusier, chosen by award winning architect Sir David Chipperfield.
Le Corbusier aimed to build a better world through radical buildings and the controversial reshaping of whole cities. Flora Samuel, Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield, joins Matthew Parris to unpick the life of a man who considered himself a herioc figure, fighting battles to improve the world.
Presenter: Matthew Parris. Producer: Melvin Rickarby
