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Texas A&M University | Department of Architecture | ARCH 350 | Campagnol | NAME: Gabrielle Gonzalez UIN: 230006792 Video Questions: The Convent of La Tourette (ARCHITECTURES 3, 25:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQSozfwZ_5E Keywords:  The Convent of La Tourette (Monastery)  Le Corbusier  Pillars  Cells  Ideal proportions  Le Modulor (The Modulor)  Concrete flowers  Mondrian squares  Inexpressible space Objective Questions: 1. When was The Convent/ Monastery of La Tourette built? Who was the architect? It was built between 1953 and 1960 and the architect was LeCorbusier. 2. What were the two major crises that the monastery faced when it was open? It was a catholic church that was trying to modernize with Vatican. 2 and the students revolt came to a head in 1968 and in 1970, only one student remained at LaTourette. 3. What was the new usage of the place? It became a conference center but it remained Dominican saved by architecture. 4. How old was Le Corbusier when he designed the La Tourette building? He was 66 years old when designing La Tourette. 5. What were Le Corbusier’s previous buildings and structures before this building? He was at the height of his fame for his individual houses like the Villa Savoye and for his apartment buildings in Marseilles. He was busy with the capital city of Chandigarh in the Punjab in India. 6. What was his approach to architecture in general? His idea was to free the ground from the grip of the soil and increase the garden area. Free the roof by making it into a terrace. Long live the free plan in which no walls are no longer needed as well as the free facades where glass could be used with total freedom. 7. In 1953, after visiting the site, how did the site (slope) impact his design? He stated that he should build at the top of the slope where it may blend in with the horizon. 8. What is the role of the pillars on the ground?

Texas A&M University | Department of Architecture | ARCH 350 | Campagnol | They were to support the building and compensate for the irregularities of the relief. 9. What is the material he used in this building? He used concrete for the construction. 10. Describe the characteristics of the facades of this building and identify the differences. At the rear, it shows a modest façade, a small building on 3 levels with a discrete entrance as behooves a place where the inhabitants live reclusive lives. 11. What were the functions that the building housed? It included a church, a chapter that served as a town hall, a school with classrooms and a library, an accommodation for 100 people. There are also public areas for the town to gather in an enclosed space. 12. What are the dimensions of the cells? The cells are simple volumes, 5.92 meters long, 1.83 meters wide and 2.26 meters high. 13. What is ‘ideal architecture proportions’? LeCorbusier defined a system founded on the golden section whose basic unit is the human figure. 14. What is Le Modulor? That is the name of the standard of modern architecture “The Modular.” 15. What is ‘concrete flowers’? The were medieval shield-like windows that he placed at the ends of main corridors. 16. Why did the architect create different facades? Different facades were for different functional purposes. 17. Did the architect use Le Modulor in the design of the façade? The facades facing the inside courtyard are made of large squares of concrete and 2.26 meters wide glass panels whose geometrical variations were calculated according to the modular. 18. What is Mondrian Squares? Mondrian Squares were in reference to the work of the painter Piet Mondrian. 19. Why did he separate the church from the rest of the building? He marked the difference in status by the forms he used and put a wide empty space between the church and the main building and gave it radical treatment. 20. What are the architectural characteristics of the church? It is a concrete box with a severe enclosed shape like a bunker without any apparent openings that can only be seen from the inside. A high vertical slit was to in the light of the Rising Sun and a wide horizontal slit to let in the lights of the Setting Sun. It was oriented in the traditional way to mark the suns passage from east to west. 21. What were the two volumes attached to the church? What were their roles? The sacristy was on one side and the Crypt on the other which together formed the transept. The church has the traditional cross shape where the main volume of the nave meets the transept stands the altar.

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