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Le Corbusier. Le Couvent Sainte Marie de la Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de la Tourette: Die Rematerialisierung Der Moderne/The Rematerial

Le Corbusier. Le Couvent Sainte Marie de la Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de la Tourette: Die Rematerialisierung Der Moderne/The Rematerial

Potié, Philippe

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ISBN10: 3764362987
ISBN13: 9783764362980
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: Jun 1 2001
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.40 Width: 4.80 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
in 1952 Le Corbusier was commissioned to dwell in the silence of men of prayer and study and to construct a church for them. The result was his impressive Convent of La Tourette, marking a significant step in modern religious architecture. Beginning with the rectangular form common to the Cirstercian monastic tradition, he created a building whose stark form contrasts beautifully with the organic elements of the interior court and the grasslands surrounding it. The church itself is a model of simplicity, the cement has been left rough and the well located sources of light evoke a feeling of silence and reflection. The order s precept of prayer, study and reflection is aptly mirrored in the architecture. Like the other Le Corbusier Guides published by Birkhäuser, this volume provides a wealth of plans, details, photographs and information on this building which today is also a conference centre.

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