Le Corbusier, a pioneer of modern architecture, was constantly reinventing himself (starting with his name). He spearheaded high-stakes projects around the world, and focused on how architecture could raise the quality of life of poor people who lived in slums. Anthony Flint’s new biography, Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow, is a psychological portrait filled with exotic locales, sex, celebrity, and Le Corbusier’s controversial legacy on the world of architecture.