Le Corbusier, by design Finishing famed architect's church 40 years after conception International Herald Tribune | May 12, 2005| | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jan Otakar Fischer
International Herald Tribune
05-12-2005
Le Corbusier was one of the 20th century's most important architects, whose cerebral and provocative designs are still poorly understood by most non-architects. In his effort to shape a better social order through functionalist forms and techniques, he didn't often make room for organized religion. He designed only three religious structures, all in France, and just two of these were realized: the pilgrimage chapel at Ronchamp and the monastic college of La Tourette.The third, the church of Saint-Pierre de Firminy, celebrated its ...

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