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Why did local officials refuse to provide a public water supply to Le Corbusier’s Pessac housing development?
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Le Corbusier, photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1954.
Local officials refused to provide a public water supply to Le Corbusier’s housing development in Pessac due to their hostility toward the project's design. Specifically, the municipal authorities were offended by the architect's scorn for local architectural traditions and his unconventional use of color in the 40-house workers' city. As a result of this refusal, the development remained uninhabited for six years.1