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Le Corbusier Le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette (Le Corbusier Guides (englisch/französisch)) Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Philippe Potié


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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 Birkhuser, 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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As of the thirteenth century, Dominican monasteries became famed as Meccas for theological and philosophical thought', but were nonetheless located close to towns and cities given that the Order's initial vocation was to awaken spirituality in people.

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  • Title Le Corbusier Le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette (Le Corbusier Guides (englisch/französisch))
  • Author Philippe Potié
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 144
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Birkhäuser Basel
  • Date June 1, 2001
  • ISBN 9783764362980
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