Chapelle Ronchamp, Notre-dame-du-haut
On more stop on the architectural pilgrimage before getting back to Marseille: Chapelle Ronchamp, on the Notre-dame-du-haut hill, has become an icon of Le Corbuisier’s design, and experimenting the play with light inside the church is really a mystic experience. The two altars outside the chapel allow the thousands of pilgrims who converge to ronchamp...
ECAL @ Appartement 50, Citée radieuse
Although Jean-Marc Drut and Patrick Blauwart have obsessively restored this flat to its original state (see their website here), and are graciously opening it to the public on appointment; they don’t intend it to become a museum but a living project. Their clever approach to this challenge is to invite a designer to furbish it...
Appartement 50, Citée Radieuse, Marseille
Thanks to Jean-Marc Drut and Patrick Blauwart, who bought and meticulously restored this well preserved « E1/inferieur/monofacade » apartment in the mythic Citee Radieuse; one can discover an apartment in its original state; a must for anyone with interest in architecture and Le Corbusier’s work. I must here pay tribute to the owners altruism, as not only...
Defini, fini, infini: Daniel Buren @ MaMo
This years’ must-see on the Cite Radieuse’s roof terrasse:
Residence Secondaire, MAMO Audi talent awards
In a previous post, I presented the MOMA=Marseille Modulor, a design and art gallery nestled in the gymnasium of Le Corbusier’s « Cite Radieuse », courtesy of star designer Ora Ito, see post here. The MAMO currently showcases the Audi Talents Awards, the work of laureates since 2007 in an exhibition called Residence secondaire. LAUREATS DESIGN: Arnaud Lapierre, laureat 2011,...
Le Corbusier et la question du brutalisme, au J1
It is only fair that this major exhibition on Le Corbusier’s work takes place in Marseille, on the beloved Mediterranean shores, in the town of the « Cite radieuse », first construction in which LC experimented the « romantisme du mal foutu ». The exhibitions reveals the architect but also the painter and sculptor Accounts of his...
The MAMO, Marseille Modulor, Cite radieuse, Marseille
Behind the MAMO is Ora Ito, a precocious design genius who created the buzz when he was 19. In a superbly generous move, he bought Le Corbusier Cite Radieuse‘s gymnasium and renovated it in order to turn it into an art centre: the MArseille MOdulor, with an obvious 😉 to NY’s MoMA, Marseille style. For...
La citée radieuse, Marseille
Este edificio creado por Le Corbusier durante el periodo de reconstrucción es un hito arquitectural, pero aquí la gente le dio el apodo de edificio del « fada » (loco) ..! Ahora es muy cotizado por los aficionados del genio suizo y las « unités d’habitation » salen raramente a la venta. El piso de la « calle de negocios », donde...