RONCHAMP

Ronchamp, designed by Le Corbusier, the Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut draws thousands of visitors each year. Renzo Pianos new projec t includes three main elements: the gatehouse, the monastery and the landscape.Deep in the lush vegetation, the monastery is a place «of silence, prayer, peace and joy», where everything contributes to spiritual contemplation. Most of the material used in this boo k has not been previously published, and has been made available through the constant and detailed work of cataloguing and classifyi ng the Fo...[Read more]