Pour Giuliano

[FR] Il y a au moins soixante ans aujourd’hui, par une belle journée, Giuliano Gresleri et son frère ainé Glauco, furent reçus par Le Corbusier à l’Atelier du 35 rue de Sèvres, à Paris. Emissaires de Monseigneur Lercaro, Cardinal de Bologne, ils venaient lui faire part du désir de ce dernier de lui confier un projet d’Eglise, couronnement de son ambitieux programme de construction.Oubrerie, J. (2021). Pour Giuliano. LC. Revue de recherches sur Le Corbusier. 0(4):38-41. https://doi.org/10.4995/lc.2021.16221OJS38410

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Looking northeast from the intersection of the Chemin de sous Marquant and Rue des Noyers, entrance detail; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Detail, south facade down spout; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Looking southwest from the Chemin de sous Marquant, detail of the entrance; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Model displayed on site, detail of windows, south facade; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Detail, south facade, down spout; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Looking northwest, overall view of the church; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Interior, lobby area inside main ground level entrance; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Interior, detail of lighting (mitraillettes à lumière) piercing the concrete; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011

Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert

Looking east down service road, to Rue des Noyers; The last major work of Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, forty-one years after his death. Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue. The building was completed by the French architect, José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years. In the World Architecture Survey of 2010, the building was ranked as second in the rankings of the top structures built in the twenty-first century, receiving four votes. American architect Peter Eisenman asserted in his response that this building is the most important structure built since 1980. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011