Cosmos of light
Subtitle: the sacred architecture of Le Corbusier
By: Henry Plummer
Contributors: Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Bloomington and Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780253007261
Subjects: Church architecture; Themes, motives; Light in architecture
Description: One of the great visionaries and pioneers of modern architecture, Le Corbusier was a master of light, declaring it both a fundamental basis of architecture and the key to personal well-being. In this portfolio of 160 photographs taken over 40 years, Henry Plummer captures Le Corbusier's inspired use of natural light in three of his greatest achievements: the small pilgrimage chapel at Ronchamp, the Dominican monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette, and the parish church of Saint-Pierre in Firminy-Vert, all in France. In these modest religious works Le Corbusier deploys light to create enchanted, emotionally charged spaces wedded to the cosmic rhythm of sunlight and season. Cosmos of Light reveals how the artist reimagined sacred space and charted new ways that buildings can both reveal and inhabit the universe around them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.