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Knowlton School Digital LibraryWorkMaison de la Culture de Firminy-Vert [2396]

Maison de la Culture de Firminy-Vert

  • Caption
    Raking view of west facade from north side
    Date
    04/20/2009 (creation)
Related person
Le Corbusier (was created by)
Date
1956-1965 (creation)
Location
Europe->France->Rhône-Alpes->Firminy
Description
Le Corbusier was commissioned by Eugéne Claudius-Petit, who became mayor of Firminy in 1953, to design a central gora including a sports stadium, cultural centre and church, as well as the Unit (housing unit), which he organized as an ensemble around the bowl of an abandoned quarry. The ensemble was called "Firminy Vert' (Green Firminy) to mark a new beginning for what had been "Firminy Noir" (Black Firminy), a coal-mining town. The slope of the old quarry basin dictated the design. It is three levels and contains an auditorium, theater, studio and community meeting room.
Style/Period
Twentieth century (LCSH)
Modernist (AAT)
Material
concrete
steel
glass
Measurements
110 m ()
14 m ()