Religious Buildings in the Architectural Heritage of Le Corbusier. La Tourette Monastery in Lyon (1953–1960)
https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2025-27-3-9-32
EDN: CVKLQH
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the second religious building designed by Ch.-E. Jeanneret-Grée (Le Corbusier) in the Brutalist tradition. At its opening he said that he wanted to create a place of silence, prayer, peace and inner joy. The main architectural and design concepts of Charles-La-Edouard, embedded in the solutions of situational and general plans, in the functional-planning scheme of this unusual building are analyzed as well as the conceptual solutions of its facades, architectural details and interiors. In this project, Le Corbusier synthesized his conceptual and architectural-compositional ideas realized in the Chapelle Notre-Dame du Haut (Ronchan) and in the Marseille residential unit. This work is a continuation of the previous publications devoted to these two unique buildings of the French architect.
About the Authors
E. N. Polyakov
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgeny N. Polyakov, DSc, Professor
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
O. P. Polyakova
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga P. Polyakova, PhD, A/Professor
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
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Polyakov E.N., Polyakova O.P. Religious Buildings in the Architectural Heritage of Le Corbusier. La Tourette Monastery in Lyon (1953–1960). Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arkhitekturno-stroitel'nogo universiteta. JOURNAL of Construction and Architecture. 2025;27(3):9-32. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2025-27-3-9-32. EDN: CVKLQH
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