Sainte Marie de La Tourette, Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier often referenced walking through a building (promenade) by making films to communicate those experiences…but never with La Tourette. We asked ourselves, “how would Le Corbusier film this if he were alive today?” Fascinated by the collaboration between Le Corbusier and Iannis Xenakis (a Greek-French composer, music theorist, and architect), we followed the light to visually reveal this collaboration between musical score and architectural poem. The brilliance of it was almost audible. Our response began from a disseminating walk, where we often found ourselves immersed in the moment. The lingering scenes, non-sequential editing, and soundtrack all exhibit our artistic experience.
Sainte Marie de La Tourette is built on a steeply sloping site near Lyon in France and was one of Le Corbusier's last completed buildings in Europe. Design work began in 1953, and was constructed between 1956 and 1960. The monastery, in reflecting a monk’s contemplative life, is made of one hundred individual cells, a communal library, a refectory, a rooftop cloister, a church, and classrooms. As of 2016 it is part of UNESCO's World Heritage List.

[@littlecutespiderman7800]

This is the best video capturing the real atmosphere and spirit of La Tourette. The symbolic of forms and details, the power of light and material make La Tourette a stunning correlation to the universe.

[@spiritofspace]

Wow, thank you so much for such a visceral comment.

[@lewishanson9947]

I agrée, really great job capturing an essence of what must be felt. Thanks for making the video. Noble work.

[@spiritofspace]

thank you so much

[@jessicaquispe6015]

Beautifully captured and edited! congrats

[@spiritofspace]

thank you so much. this is one of our favorites.

[@Jorpl_]

Lovely video!

[@spiritofspace]

Thank you!

[@fishlychee2897]

whats the music

[@spiritofspace]

We composed it ourselves.

[@garstigwildeber465]

It simply looks terrifying and depressing...

[@spiritofspace]

thats a valid feeling. i would be curious if you went and experienced it first hand if that would change.

[@garstigwildeber465]

@@spiritofspace Please not! I just came from greek Meteora monasteries and i dont want to get a physical schock...

[@feraudyh]

Let's face it, it's not a complete success.
From the inside it's interesting, though.

[@spiritofspace]

interested in this comment. how do you define success?

[@feraudyh]

@@spiritofspace I would be quite unhappy if I actually had to live there. I find it oppressive from the outside. Perhaps not so much inside.

[@spiritofspace]

interesting. if the inside is OK (where you would actually live) why is the exterior holding so much gravitas for you? (genuinely appreciating this polemic)