The Maison La Roche and the Fondation Le Corbusier

Françoise and I have lived in an apartment overlooking these two Corbu building for almost twenty years, but this is just the second time I've been inside one of them. Endless streams of architects and architecture students wander down the small private alley (le Square du Docteur Blanche), making a pilgrimage from all parts of the globe -- and especially, these days, from China. Above, touring recent renovations with historic properties architect Pierre-Antoine Gatier (Photo: Jeff Potter FAIA).