Le Corbusier. Le Couvent Sainte Marie De La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie De La Tourette
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| Title: | Le Corbusier. Le Couvent Sainte Marie De La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie De La Tourette |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | Philippe Potié |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Dominican monasteries--France--L'Arbresle |
| Categories: | ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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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| ISBN: | 9783764362980 9783035603149 |
