UID:
edocfu_9960700194302883
Format:
1 online resource (136 p.)
ISBN:
9783035603149
Content:
Ein informativer und handlicher Le Corbusier-Führer über ein Meisterwerk der modernen Sakralarchitektur.
Content:
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 Birkhäuser, 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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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Orientation Guide Parcours de visite --
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History of the Project --
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History of the Construction Process --
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The Lesson of the Monastery --
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Notes --
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Bibliography/Bibliographie
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783764362980
Language:
English
Subjects:
Romance Studies
DOI:
10.1515/9783035603149
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035603149
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783035603149
