Sacred concrete : the churches of le corbusier. / txt
Flora Samuel, Inge Linder-Gaillard.
- Third and revised edition
- 231 p. : ill. ; col. ; plans ; 28 cm book
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-228) and index.
7 Acknowledgements -- 8 Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 MODERNITY AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -- 19 The Catholic Church -- 24 Church Building in France -- 28 The Liturgical Reform Movement -- 31 L’Art sacré -- 39 Summary -- CHAPTER 2 LE CORBUSIER AND RELIGION -- 41 Upbringing -- 42 Paris Milieu -- 43 Orphism -- 46 Orphic Themes in Le poѐme de I’ angle droit -- 53 Radiance -- 56 Christianity -- 57 Summary -- CHAPTER 3 THE BASILICA AT LA SAINTE BAUME -- 61 Ѐdouard Trouin and The Committee of Support -- 62 Claudel’s Basilica Scheme -- 65 The Evolution of Trouin and Le Corbusier’s Basilica Schemes -- 76 The Fight to Build -- 79 Aftermath – The Small Valley of Concrete -- 81 Summary -- CHAPTER 4 THE PILGRIMAGE CHAPEL OF NOTRE DAME DU HAUT RONCHAMP -- 84 The Commission -- 87 The Architectural Promenade -- 109 The Eternal Feminine -- 118 Summary -- CHAPTER 5 THE MONASTERY OF SAINTE MARIE DE LA TOURETTE -- 126 The Commission and the Development of the Project -- 132 Communal Living -- 134 The Architectural Promenade -- 155 Summary -- CHAPTER 6 THE PARISH CHURCH SAINT PIERRE, FIRMINY VERT -- 158 Firminy- Vert -- 158 The Commission -- 165 Design Development -- 166 The Architectural Promenade -- 176 “Simplicity, Poverty, Truth” -- 179 Summary -- CHAPTER 7 THE LEGACY OF LE CORBUSIER’S CHURCHES -- 182 bunker Architecture: Sainte Bernadette du Banlay, Nevers, France, by Paul Virilio and Claude Parent (architecture principe), 1966 -- 186 Porosity and Play: Chiesa del Dio Padre Misericoridoso or the “Jubilee Church” for a Suburb of Rome by Richard Meier, 2003 -- 189 Promenade Architecturale: the Chapel of Saint Ignatius, Seattle, by Stephen Holl, 1997 -- 192 Liminal Liturgy: the Church of Santa Maria, Porto, by Alvaro Siza, 1996 -- 196 The Framing of Nature: the Meditation Space for Unesco, Paris, by Tadao Ando, 1995 -- 200 Cosmic Light and Time: the Private Chapel at Valleaceron, Spain, by Estudio Sancho- Madridejos (S-M.A.O.), 2001 -- 203 Community and Reconciliation, Berlin, by Rudolf Reitermann and Peter Sassenroth, 2000 -- 207 Summary -- 208 Conclusion -- 215 Notes -- 226 Selected Bibliography -- 229 Index -- 231 Illustration Credits --
"Le Corbusier not only designed and built churches, but also engaged intensely with religion and faith and, through his oeuvre, had a significant impact on church architecture of the twentieth century. The book explains Le Corbusier's relationship with religion; it introduces his designs for La Sainte-Baume, the Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut de Ronchamp, La Tourette monastery, and the church of St. Pierre, and investigates his impact on the ensuing modern church architecture in Europe. This includes the Jubilee Church by Richard Meier, the Ignatius Chapel by Steven Holl, the Santa Maria Church by Álvaro Siza, TadaoAndo's Meditation Space, and the Chapel of Reconciliation by Reitermann & Sassenroth. For the third edition, the introduction, the conclusion, and the bibliography have been revised and supplemented"--
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Le Corbusier 1887-1965 --Criticism and interpretation Le Corbusier 1887-1965 --Biography
Church architecture--History Concrete construction--History Religious architecture--History