Sacred concrete : the churches of Le Corbusier 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 Corbusiers 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 Andos 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 Corbusiers work in numerous essays