Originally published in Domus 312/November 1955:
A new Unité d'habitation by Le Corbusier was recently completed in Nantes. The new building is about the same size as that of Marseille (300 rooms instead of 330) but its construction cost one quarter that of the Marseille Unité. To respect the budget set by HLM [habitations à loyers modérés]), Le Corbusier had to sacrifice a series of special details adopted in Marseille...See more at Domus.