Potié, Philippe.

Le Corbusier : le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette = the Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette / Philippe Potié.

Bilingual original ed.

Boston : Birkhauser-Verlag, 2001.

136 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

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 BirkhC$user, 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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Le Corbusier, 1887-1965.
Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (L'Arbresle, France)
Dominican monasteries France L'Arbresle.
Monastères dominicains France L'Arbresle.
Buildings
Dominican monasteries
L'Arbresle (France) Buildings, structures, etc.
France L'Arbresle

Corbusier : the Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 218786
Cote: NA44.L433.25 C6 2001
Statut: Disponible