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La Tourette Priory in Eveux, a Real-Life Utopia

You must agree that it is a remarkable place on account of its architecture. It is a Dominican priory conceived by Le Corbusier at the end of the 1950's, so an excellent example of the Modern Movement.

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01. La Tourette Priory, a real-life Utopia

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02. A country Dominican priory / Genesis of a project

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03. Corbusier's vision of the site

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04. An open place, on account of the light

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05. A geometric priory

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06. A horizontal organisation

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07. An imposing place

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