Description
| Summary: | Built between 1954 and 1961 at Evreux, near Lyon, by Le Corbusier, the legendary Convent of La Tourette was designed as a dwelling and a place of prayer and study for 100 Dominican monks, but after turmoil over Vatican II and the '68 student uprisings left only one student, the Domenicans allowed the convent to become a conference center. Le Corbusier's architectural principles are evident in the convent's design, placement and attention to geometry and light. La Tourette is considered one of the most important buildings of the late Modernist style.
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| Item Description: | "...dans la collection Architectures, proposée par Richard Copans et Stan Neumann." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 1 sec.)) : sound, color |
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| Audience: | 11 & up. |
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| Production Credits: | Camera, Richard Copans ; editor, Sophie Rouffio. |
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