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La Tourette (Rue de Lyon, France) 1960   La Tourette also known as Sante Marie de la Tourette is a Dominican Order   prior y , located on a hillside. He was drawn to the steeping slope with powerful views.   The   monastery was designed by the architect Le C orbusier. It was his most important and final building. The building design began in May 1952 and was completed in 1961.     The committee that decided the creation of the building, wanted the primary duty of the monastery to be for the spiritual awakening of   the people. It was built to be a self-contained world for a community of silent monks and to accommodate the unique lifestyle of the monks. Le C orbusier intention was to give monks what men today need most "silence and peace." Even though this was somewhat achieved, there   were   still issues with the size of   cells and   with soundproofing.   Maintenance   issues are still common today for the mona...

E-1027 ( Roquebrune -Cap-Martin, France) 1926-29   E-1027 is a modernist   villa  in   Roquebrune -Cap-Martin in   France.   It was designed by an I rish   architect and furniture   designer Eileen Gray. She was also considered a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture. The E-1027 is considered her first major work. This is   an open and closed house at the same time,   creating a border between architecture and decoration. The building is an L-shaped and has a flat roof with floor to ceiling windows. The name of the house, E-1027 is a code of Eileen Gray and Jean   Badovici .   E   standing for Eileen, 10 for Jean,  2 for   Badovici , and 7 for gray. The name was her way of showing her relationship with Jean   Badovici   as lovers. Unfortunately, they   separated   shortly after the completion of the house.   Gray wanted to build a house that interacted with natural ...

Seagram  Building (New York, NY) 1958   The Seagram Building is a skyscraper, located at 375 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The building was designed by German- American architect   Mies   van der Rohe. Philip Johnson, Kahn & Jacobs were also involved in the development/ design of the building.   The building stands 515 feet tall with 38 stories. The building was completed in 1958. It stands as one of the most notable examples of modern architecture. It was designed as the headquarters for the   Canadian   distillers Joseph E Seagram & Sons. The building is owned by Aby Rosen's RFR Holdings.   Mies   van der Rohe was given an unlimited budget by Phyllis Lambert which was Seagram's heiress. The structure was influenced heavily on American architecture. The Seagram building was a large building made out of a steel frame.   Mies   wanted the steel frame to be visible to the public, but the American building ...