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The Chapel at Ronchamp: Building Blocks Series

Name: The Chapel at Ronchamp: Building Blocks Series
Author: Ezra Stoller
ISBN: 9781568981840

by Ezra Stoller

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Overview

One of the most influential buildings of modern architecture and a landmark in the work of the celebrated architect Le Corbusier, the Chapel of Ronchamp has been a pilgrimage site for architects, students, and tourists since it first opened to the public in 1954. Situated on a hilltop near the Swiss border of eastern France, the famed building replaced an earlier chapel destroyed in World War II.. "Le Corbusier intended the chapel to be experienced by visitors following a promenade around and through the chapel as if it were a freestanding work of sculpture. Ezra Stoller's photographs present the building just as the architect wanted it to be seen. Originally created for the Museum of Modern Art in 1955, Stoller's extraordinary images have become icons in their own right, indispensable documents of the chapel as it first appeared.

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Architects Journal

The books are pocket-sized but Stoller's images, well-reproduced, are still effective in this small format. Not just his eye and technique impress but also his tolerance and apt inclusion of people.

House Beautiful

Each compact volume in this impeccably curated series is devoted to a single, seminal work by a modern master; introductory essays reveal intriguing tidbits.

Interior Design

Handsome and well-priced; based on the brilliant photography of Ezra Stoller.

Elle Decor

Architectural photographer Ezra Stoller's stunning oeuvre forms the basis for Princeton Architectural Press's "Building Block" series of books saluting landmarks of 20th-century architecture. The first titles: The TWA Terminal, The Chapel at Ronchamp, The United Nations, and The Yale Art and Architecture Building.