13 SEPTEMBER 1969, Page 25

Mies van der Rohe

Sir: May I be allowed to correct the state- ment made by Stephen Gardiner in his article (30 August) on Mies van der Rohe. that the patterning of concrete with wooden shuttering emanates from Le Corbusier? It was first used, before the 1914-18 War, by Auguste Perret in the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, and in many of his later- buildings, including the famous church of Le Rainey. Le Corbusier worked for some time in Perret's office.

John Levy 38 Chelwood House, Gloucester Square, London w2