Graves and Le CorbusierMichael Graves graviated towards Le Corbusier as a person. He probobly found greatsimilarities in Corbusier:the early-shown talent in painting, and a strong-willed motherwho shaped their future.Both had an elder brother who seemed to meet the expectations of the family better than each of them did at their early age. In Graves case, itwas his mother’s request to choose a profession where he could use his talent in drawing. He was given two choices:engineer and architect. It was when his mother described “engineer” that he decided to be an architect(1).f Graves and Le CorbusierMichael Graves graviated toward Le Corbusier as a person. He probobly found greatsimilarities in Corbusier: the early-shown talent in painting, and a strong-willed motherwho shaped their future.Both had an elder brother who seemed to meet the expectations of The family better than each of them did at their early age. In Graves case, it was his mother’s request to choose a profession where he could use his talent in drawing. He was given two choices: engineer and architect. “engineer” that he decided to be an architect(1).f