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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))
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Description for Le Corbusier: Le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette (Le Corbusier Guides (englisch französisch))
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.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Le Corbusier Guides
Condition
New
Weight
219g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764362980
SKU
V9783764362980
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