I already posted about some buildings from the 20’s which can be found around Rue du Docteur Blanche in the 16th arrondissement, representing perfect examples of what may be referred to as Industrial Style, Art Moderne...When I visited this street last time, one of my examples, a complex of apartment buildings designed by Mallet-Stevens, was partly in heavy need of being repainted. Now I saw that it all was freshly painted in white, so I thought I should give it a “new chance”. You like this kind of architecture or not, but it’s definitely more attractive when in good shape.
A bit further down the street is a gate to a private street, Square Docteur Blanche, where you can find Villa La Roche, built for a Swiss banker and modern art collector, with Le Corbusier as architect. The villa was given to the Le Corbusier Foundation. Once again, when I passed last time, a Sunday, it was closed, but this time it was open and there was even an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Le Corbusier. 
The exterior and interior design come out quite well on pictures, but, when looking through the windows and seeing some more old fashioned buildings - and their gardens, I know that my preference would go to a more cosy environment.For some more detailed information about Mallet-Stevens and Le Corbusier – if you are interested, you can refer to my previous post about this street.
I have recently showed some other examples of Le Corbusier buildings in Paris, at the Paris University Campus and at Square Montsouris.
Some of theses pictures can be found on my photo-blog.
I told you in my previous post that I will reduce my posting to two or three times per week. I believe that next time will be Friday this week.
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