Le Corbusier : le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette = the Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette /
PotiƩ, Philippe.
Le Corbusier : le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette = the Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette Philippe PotiƩ. - Bilingual original edition. - 136 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm. - Guides Le Corbusier . - Guides Le Corbusier .
Includes bibliographical references (page 134).
"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. This guide provides a wealth of plans, details, photographs and information on this building which today is also a conference centre."--BOOK JACKET.
English and French.
3764362987 9783764362980
2001035645
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (L'Arbresle, France)
Dominican monasteries--France--L'Arbresle
L'Arbresle (France)--Buildings, structures, etc.
NA5551.L37 / P68 2001
726.70944582
Le Corbusier : le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette = the Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette Philippe PotiƩ. - Bilingual original edition. - 136 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm. - Guides Le Corbusier . - Guides Le Corbusier .
Includes bibliographical references (page 134).
"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. This guide provides a wealth of plans, details, photographs and information on this building which today is also a conference centre."--BOOK JACKET.
English and French.
3764362987 9783764362980
2001035645
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (L'Arbresle, France)
Dominican monasteries--France--L'Arbresle
L'Arbresle (France)--Buildings, structures, etc.
NA5551.L37 / P68 2001
726.70944582