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The Route of Le Corbusier in Paris

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian, Things to do in Paris

The Father of Functional Architecture This architect and Franco-Swiss painter, father of the functional architecture, was able to greatly affect the lives of people through his architecture. Le Corbusier (meaning “The Raven”) wanted to change the world through architecture and he stood by one of his principles until the end of this days: functional, practical and modern over ornate and useless. You can see his best work in Paris. Photo: Anapuig Le Corbusier used to say “une machine-à-habiter”, meaning that he saw the house as a machine for living, not as a place to hang out. And he did this from a point of view that was even metaphysical. He wanted something more for his creations and finally achieved it. And it made him one of the most influential architects of the last century. Charles Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, as he was called, moved toParisat a very young age. In 1905, he completed his first work. It was a single-family home, a rarity at the time, called the Villa Fallet. Le Corbusier said that is when he began to refine functionality. Traveling for a worldview He was a tireless traveler and over many years acquired sufficient experience and a more global vision of the world, not only in architecture. In 1911, he decided to go on sabbatical and travel around the world. From Vienna he traveled to Romania, and then he went through Turkey, Italy and Greece, although at the time he would have preferred to return to his routine and focus on creating functional homes and buildings. Eventually, Le Corbusier “jumped over the pond” and began to give... read more

4 Destinations for Your Honeymoon

Aleix G. William Rankings, Travel Tips

4 Destinations for Your Honeymoon

Happy Anniversary, Only-apartments!

The Only Team Only-Us

Did you know that Only-apartments is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year? When Elisabet Cristià and Alon Eldar – a couple, both architects – first got the idea to rent out their apartments in Barcelona little did they know that this idea would turn into one of the leading web portals for short-term rentals. Now 10 years later the web counts over 20,000 apartments in 104 countries worldwide. They sure have come a long way since 2003. The success of the last 10 years wouldn’t be possible without you, our customers. So our mission for the next ten years is to keep working hard to be the best place to book holiday rentals. We’ll do this by: Increasing the choice of apartments we offer. Further improving our instant booking process and offering the best customer service possible. Guaranteeing minimum prices. And as a special thank you to our customers we have launched “The ONLY Summer Star” where we are paying for one lucky winner’s vacation if you are spending your summer with Only-apartments this year. Miss Moci If you have booked recently or plan on booking with Only apartments in Barcelona or any of our other destinations in the near future be sure to check out our competition for a chance to get your vacation paid for.... read more