Le Corbusier. Le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette (eBook)

Philippe Potié (Autor)

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2015
136 Seiten
Birkhäuser (Verlag)
978-3-0356-0314-9 (ISBN)

Infos

in1952 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.4.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 72 b/w and 20 col. ill.
• Verlagsort: Basel/Berlin/Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Architektur • Le Corbusier
• ISBN-10: 3-0356-0314-6 / 3035603146
• ISBN-13: 978-3-0356-0314-9 / 9783035603149