La Tourette Study Trip

As part of my final year study at the University of Limerick I stayed in La Tourette monastery in France for one week. I wanted to discover themes of society and nature in relation to the monastic life of the monastery. I was also hoping to uncover some of the secrets the architect (Le Corbusier) had to offer at first hand. I had previously studied the Venice hospital and discovered some fascinating truths about the structure. I stayed in one of the living cells in the silent monastery with others in my class for the week and this was an integral experience to understanding the logic of the buildings design.

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