Design Like Le Corbusier
He rewrote the rules of modern living.
Now read his mind.
Step inside the thinking of the man who redefined the modern home. Learn how he saw proportion, light, and living, then wield those instincts in your own designs.
You’ll compose with Corbusier’s rigor and free plan.
- Think in pure proportion — and give your work the discipline of a manifesto.
- Harness material honesty — letting concrete and light speak plainly without apology or ornament.
- Design homes as machines — that serve daily life with elegant, almost mechanical precision.
- See the city whole — adopting a vision that scales from room to metropolis.
- Argue like a visionary — defending bold ideas with logic nobody in the room can dismantle.
- Channel modernist courage — into projects that dare to be genuinely, memorably different.
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Modernism had a father. Learn at his feet.
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If you see yourself here, start today.
A few hours from now, you could already see differently.
The five points always felt like exam trivia rather than living tools. Applying Corbusier's proportional systems and promenade thinking to my own project made them real. My studio work has a clarity of structure it never had before.
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Short, focused video lessons — each one a single idea, clearly explained.
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End every lesson with a small task that pushes your real project forward.
Transform
Watch your work develop a point of view that is unmistakably yours.
Answered simply.
What will I take away beyond admiring Corbusier's famous buildings?
You'll understand his system — proportional discipline, the free plan, the relationship between structure and facade — and practice applying that system to design problems of your own.
Corbusier is controversial in urbanism — does the course address that honestly?
Yes. You learn from his failures as much as his triumphs, which is exactly what makes studying him useful rather than reverential.
Is this too theoretical for a working architect?
No. Every principle is tied back to decisions you make on real buildings, from grids and columns to roofscapes.
Do I need any prior experience?
No. Every course starts from where you are and builds up step by step, in plain language.
Is this software training?
No — software changes yearly. The thinking you learn here lasts a career.
How does it work?
Short video lessons with a small practice task after each. Any device, your pace.
What does membership include?
One membership unlocks every course on RTF Academy — all 450+, nothing sold separately. And you stay in control: cancel anytime in one click, and you will never be charged again.
Ready to see your work change?
Your next project could be the one that feels truly yours.
- 7 Sections
- 25 Lessons
- 4 Hours
- Introduction to Le Corbusier3
- The Five Points of Architecture4
- Space, Form & Proportion4
- Materials & Architectural Expression3
- Designing Iconic Spaces4
- Urbanism & City Planning3
- Applying the Le Corbusier Approach4
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The five points always felt like exam trivia rather than living tools. Applying Corbusier's proportional systems and promenade thinking to my own project made them real. My studio work has a clarity of structure it never had before.
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