Biographical history of erased architect from @hyperallergic
The creator narrates the life of architect Eileen Gray, highlighting her contributions to modernism and her adventurous personal life. They then detail the conflict with Le Corbusier, explaining how he vandalized her work and attempted to erase her legacy, concluding with the irony of his death at her site.
Creator: @hyperallergic on Instagram
Transcript
Eileen Gray was a bisexual woman who was one of the designers that really defined what modern architecture ended up looking like in the twentieth century. So why isn't she better known? And let me also just say, this woman had a fascinating life. Before becoming the first woman to design a piece of modernist architecture, she was also one of the first women to get a driver's license in Paris. And she used that license to drive an ambulance during World War I and then later would drive around tow
Topics: Architecture, History, Design, Art
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