Framed Poster of Le Corbusier's Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette, Edition 62/91 (1953-60)

Framed in minimal black wooden frame using art glass to reduce glare and damage to artwork.

Frame measures - 72 x 52.5cm

Printed onto the poster below the image  - MINISTÈRE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS ET DES TRANSPORTS • COMMISSARIAT GÉNÉRAL AU TOURISME - PRINTED IN FRANCE - PUBLISHED BY AND FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT ED. 62/91 - PH. GUILLEMAUT - LES FILS DE VICTOR-MICHEL - IMP. PARIS

Le Corbusier’s Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (1953–60), near Éveux outside Lyon, is one of the most important religious buildings of the 20th century. Designed for the Dominican order, it was conceived as a self-contained place for prayer, study and communal life, set into a steep hillside overlooking the surrounding landscape. The plan is organised around a central courtyard, with living quarters and teaching spaces arranged in a strict grid.

Built in raw béton brut (board-marked concrete), the monastery reflects Corbusier’s belief in honest structure and materials. Light is used as a defining element: narrow windows, deep recesses and coloured glazing create shifting atmospheres, especially in the church, where daylight becomes controlled and sculptural.

La Tourette represents Corbusier’s later style, combining monumental forms with careful proportion and rhythm. Austere but highly considered, it demonstrates how modernist architecture could create a powerful spiritual space without traditional ornament.