TY  - BOOK
AU  - Potié,Philippe
TI  - Le Corbusier: le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette = the Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette 
T2  - Guides Le Corbusier
SN  - 3764362987
AV  - NA5551.L37 P68 2001
U1  - 726.70944582 21
PY  - 2001///]
CY  - Paris, Boston
PB  - Fondation le Corbusier, Birkhäuser Publishers
KW  - Le Corbusier,
KW  - Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (L'Arbresle, France)
KW  - Dominican monasteries
KW  - France
KW  - L'Arbresle
KW  - L'Arbresle (France)
KW  - Buildings, structures, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 134)
N2  - "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
ER  -