Two issues : living in the south of France is rather different to living in the big cities of the east coast USA, or in northern Europe. Cold, dark and wet mean that life is really different for the apartment dwellers.
Second, small changes to the implementation, minor drops in quality, alteration to the spaces create deep problems with the practice of living in these buildings. Implementing the vision of Corbusier requires genius, and genius is something that is in short supply.
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The origin of these developments was the Unite d'Habitation theory (and practice) of Corbusier in the 1940's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%C3%A9_d%27Habitation
Two issues : living in the south of France is rather different to living in the big cities of the east coast USA, or in northern Europe. Cold, dark and wet mean that life is really different for the apartment dwellers.
Second, small changes to the implementation, minor drops in quality, alteration to the spaces create deep problems with the practice of living in these buildings. Implementing the vision of Corbusier requires genius, and genius is something that is in short supply.