La Tourette Sainte-Marie (Le Corbusier）

Author: (French) Philip Pottier
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The "Le#8226;" consists of 7 volumes, introduced from Switzerland, with each volume focusing on one of Le Corbusier's famous architectural works. This book primarilys the historical background and design process of the La Tourette Sainte-Marie Monastery. It is suitable for architects, urban planners, and students and teachers of architecture. "To create a tranquil dwelling for one hundred bodies and one hundred souls." This was the hope proposed by Father Marie-Alain Couturier to Le Corbusier, whom he regarded as the "greatest architect of our time." Upon hearing this, the 66-year-old Le Corbusier immediately thought of the Cistercian Emmaus Monastery. During his travels in Italy in 1907, Le Corbusier had visited this monastery and praised it as a prototype in his writings. Now, with Father Couturier's commission, he could shape his interpretation of the monastery model.