Le Corbusier: Le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette (Le Corbusier Guides (englisch franz?sisch))

Philippe Potie

ISBN 10: 3764362987 / ISBN 13: 9783764362980

Edité par Birkh?user Architecture, 2001

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2001. 1st Edition. Paperback. This guide to the convent Saint Marie de la Tourette near Lyon provides plans, details, photographs and information about the impressive building. In 1952 Le Corbusier was commissioned to design the church, and the result represented a significant step in modern religious architecture. Series: Le Corbusier Guides. Num Pages: 136 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220. . . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur V9783764362980

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Titre : Le Corbusier: Le Couvent Sainte Marie de La ...

Éditeur : Birkh?user Architecture

Date d'édition : 2001

Reliure : Couverture souple

Etat : New

Edition : Edition originale

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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.