Sacred concrete : the churches of Le Corbusier / Flora Samuel, Inge Linder-Gaillard.

Main entry:

Samuel, Flora, author.

Title & Author:

Sacred concrete : the churches of Le Corbusier / Flora Samuel, Inge Linder-Gaillard.

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2013]
©2013

Description:

230 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-226) and index.
Modernity and the Catholic church -- Le Corbusier and religion -- The basilica at La Sainte Baume -- The pilgrimage chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp -- The monastery of Sainte Marie de la Tourette -- The parish church Saint Pierre, Firminy-Vert -- The legacy of Le Corbusier's churches.

Summary:

Architectural space and religious ritual Le Corbusier not only designed and built churches; he was also intensely interested in religion and faith. His work deeply influenced church architecture in the twentieth century. This book examines Le Corbusier's relationship with religion in two introductory chapters, presents his four designs for La Sainte-Baume, the Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut de Ronchamp, the Cloister of La Tourette, and the Church of St. Pierre, and, in the final chapter, examines his influence on church architecture in Europe in the twentieth century. Examples include the Jubilee Church near Rome by Richard Meier, the Chapel of Saint Ignatius in Seattle by Steven Holl, the Santa Maria Church in Porto by Alvaro Siza, Tadao Ando's Meditation Space in Paris, as well as the Kapelle der Versohnung (Church of Reconciliation) in Berlin by Reitermann & Sassenroth. Flora Samuel holds a PhD in architecture and teaches design and architecture history at the University of Bath, UK, and is the author of numerous publications. Inge Linder-Galliard also holds a PhD in architecture and has researched and written about Le Corbusier's work in numerous essays.

ISBN:

3034608233
9783034608237
9783035621716 (hardcover)
3035621713

Subject:

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Criticism and interpretation.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Biography.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Architecture.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Critique et interprétation.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Influence.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Le Corbusier 1887-1965
Church architecture History.
Religious architecture History.
Concrete construction.
Architecture chrétienne Histoire.
Architecture religieuse Histoire.
Construction en béton.
Architecture and Planning.
Church architecture.
Religious architecture.
Kirchenbau
Klosteranlage
Rezeption
Church architecture History 20th century.

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Added entries:

Linder-Gaillard, Inge, author.
Linder-Gaillard, Inge author.

Churches of Le Corbusier

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282907
Call No.: BIB 220776
Status: Available

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