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One of the great visionaries and pioneers of modern architecture, Le Corbusier was a master of light, declaring it both a fundamental basis of architecture and the key to personal well-being. In this portfolio of 160 photographs taken over 40 years, Henry Plummer captures Le Corbusier's inspired use of natural light in three of his greatest achievements: the small pilgrimage chapel at Ronchamp, the Dominican monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette, and the parish church of Saint-Pierre in Firminy-Vert, all in France. In these modest religious works Le Corbusier deploys light to create enchanted, emotionally charged spaces wedded to the cosmic rhythm of sunlight and season. Cosmos of Light reveals how the artist reimagined sacred space and charted new ways that buildings can both reveal and inhabit the universe around them.

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In this handsomely produced and generously illustrated volume, Plummer (architecture, Univ. of Illinois; Stillness and Light: The Silent Eloquence of Shaker Architecture) analyzes three religious buildings designed by the renowned modern architect Le Corbusier: the modest chapel at Ronchamp, the Dominican monastery of Sainte Marie de la Tourette, and the small parish church of St. Pierre in Firminy-Vert. These buildings, all in France, have different uses, but each has a symbiotic relationship with the light and setting in which it was built. Le Corbusier himself declared that he composes "with light," and this book gives ample proof of his design genius. The introductory essay provides a wonderful background of these commissions for an architect who was an outspoken agnostic. The controversies surrounding these buildings and the vicissitudes of their history are fascinating stories in their own right, but the focus of this book is specifically on the ingenious use of light in the design and effect of each of these structures. Verdict The superb, and indeed stunning, photographs and accompanying texts truly capture the sacred and spiritual nature of the buildings and their interiors. Students of architecture and design and Le Corbusier scholars will find this volume important. Highly recommended.-Herb Shapiro, Lifelong Learning Soc., Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Henry Plummer is Professor of Architecture and an associate of the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His books include Stillness and Light: The Silent Eloquence of Shaker Architecture (IUP, 2009).