La Tourette (Rue de Lyon, France) 1960
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...