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Discover the Saint-Pierre church in Firminy, designed by Le Corbusier and built by José Oubrerie. Initiated in 1961 and completed in 2006, this church is distinguished by its square plan and hyperbolic conical structure.
Firminy, town, Loire département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région, southeast-central France. It lies on the Ondaine River immediately southwest of Saint-Étienne. The name, originally Firminiaco—signifying “place of Firmin”—was first recorded (971) in a charter given by the king of Burgundy.
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Oct 8, 2023 · The Saint-Pierre church in Firminy, France, is the third major religious building designed by Le Corbusier, after La Chapelle de Ronchamp and the Tourette convent church. Its formal purity makes it one of Le Corbusier’s last great inspirations, even if the completed version differs in part from the original project approved by the architect a ...
May 17, 2023 · In 1961, the renowned architect Le Corbusier was commissioned to conceive a parish church for the burgeoning neighborhood of Firminy-Vert.
Feb 2, 2011 · Standing in the old mining and industrial city of Firminy, the Church of Firminy was one of a set of community buildings designed by Le Corbusier, among these are an Olympic stadium, youth club...
Feb 11, 2015 · The Monastery of Sainte Marie de la Tourette at Éveux-sur-l’Arbresle (1953-60), with its rectilinear geometry, embodies a clear counterpoint to the poetic forms of Ronchamp and Firminy. Due to...
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The Maison de la Culture is the first building built by the architect, between 1961 and 1965, in the new district of Firminy-Vert. Its exhibition rooms will reveal the history of the Firminy-Vert district and the works of Le Corbusier in the 1960s.
