The Unité d'habitation in Marseille was designed by Le Corbusier, with Shadrach Woods and George Candilis. The article names no client. It was built from 1947 to 1952, and the text gives no conflicting dates.
The article calls it Modernist and often cited as an initial inspiration for Brutalism. Raw concrete (béton brut) was used because the planned steel frame became too expensive after the postwar steel shortage. The building has 12 stories on pilotis and 337 apartments in 23 layouts.
A fire damaged it on February 9, 2012, and UNESCO added it to the World Heritage List in 2016. It is residential, with shops, a rooftop gallery and the MaMo exhibition center since 2013. The hotel and restaurant are open to the public. The article gives no hours.
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