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My friend, Le Corbusier and NEWLY Published WORK!

I was ecstatic to hear this morning that my poem "Fantasy Parisian Natural Habitat" was published in Edgar Allan Poet.com! What wonderful news to wake to. I couldn't be more proud. To view the poem, click the link below: http://edgarallanpoet.com/Fantasy_Parisian.html This poem stemmed from my fascination of Le Corbusier's phenomenal house, the Villa Savoye . This beautiful home was constructed using Le Corbusier's 5 points of living -- essentially, these are the key elements to constructing a good house. He said that the "house was a machine for living".  The five points included: 1. No front fascade (meaning that all sides of the structure could be seen as "the front".) 2. Ribboned windows (to allow as much natural light into the home without compromise of privacy)  3. A  raised structure  (so that the actual living quarters was off of the ground) 4. A free plan (meaning that the interior should flo...