Name: Sacred Concrete
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Raum und Ritual Corbusier entwarf und baute nicht nur Kirchen, er setzte sich auch intensiv mit Religion und Glauben auseinander und prägte durch sein Schaffen maßgeblich die Kirchenarchitektur des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das Buch erläutert Le Corbusiers Verhältnis zur Religion, stellt seine Entwürfe zu La Sainte-Baume, der Kapelle von Notre Dame du Haut de Ronchamp, dem Kloster La Tourette und der Kirche St. Pierre vor und untersucht seinen Einfluss auf die weitere Kirchenarchitektur des 20. Jahrhunderts in Europa. Dazu gehören die Jubilee Church von Richard Meier, die Ignatius Kapelle von Steven Holl, die Santa Maria Kirche von Álvaro Siza, Tadao Andos „Meditation Space" und die Kapelle der Versöhnung von Reitermann & Sassenroth. Für die dritte Auflage wurden Einleitung, Schlusskapitel und Bibliografie überarbeitet und ergänzt. <li> Die erste umfassende Darstellung von Le Corbusiers Kirchenarchitektur </li> <li> Arbeitet detailliert die bestehende Forschung auf </li> <li> Jetzt in einer dritten, überarbeiteten Neuausgabe </li>

Space and ritual 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, Tadao Ando’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. <ul> <li> The first comprehensive illustration of Le Corbusier’s church architecture </li> <li> A detailed examination of the existing research material </li> <li> Third and revised edition </li> </ul>

Architektur; 20. Jahrhundert; Religion; Beton; Brutalismus; Notre Dame du Haut de Ronchamp; Kloster La Tourette; Ignatius-Kapelle; Kirchenbau; Kirchen; Kapellen; Moderne; Tadao Ando; Richard Meier; Steven Holl

Le Corbusier; architecture; 20th century; brutalism; modernism; religion; modern church architecture; faith; La Sainte-Baume; Notre Dame du Haut de Ronchamp; La Tourette monastery; Jubilee Church; Richard Meier; Ignatius Chapel; Steven Holl; Santa Maria Church; Álvaro Siza; Tadao Ando; Meditation Space

Individual architects and architectural firms

The Churches of Le Corbusier

Sacred Concrete

Flora Samuel, Architekturprofessorin, University of Cambridge. Dr. Inge Linder-Gaillard, Direktorin École des Beaux-Arts, Marseille

Flora Samuel, Professor of Architecture, University of Cambridge, UK Inge Linder-Gaillard, Director, École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille

  Space and ritual   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, Tadao Ando’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.    The first comprehensive illustration of Le Corbusier’s church architecture     A detailed examination of the existing research material       Third and revised edition           

  Space and ritual   Le Corbusier not only designed and built churches, but also engaged intensely with religion and faith and, through his 

Sacred Concrete

The Churches of Le Corbusier

Flora Samuel, Inge Linder-Gaillard

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