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A photographic essay documents the 12th century Cistercian Abbey of Le Thoronet, located in Provence, South France. The abbey subjects architectural elements to ultimate limitations and continues to draw admiring architectural visitors. This is followed by a survey of new currents in architectural exhibitions, curatorial practice, and ongoing museum projects. In this context, Peter Zumthor's latest work, the Kolumba - Art Museum of the Cologne Archdiocese, is introduced.

The Cistercian Abbey of Le Thoronet

Essay: A Place Where Matter and Light are not yet Divided
Sou Fujimoto

Essay: Sacred Modern Architecture and the Abbey of Le Thoronet
Karla Britton

Reconsidering the Museum

Peter Zumthor
Kolumba, Art Museum of the Cologne Archdiocese

Exhibition: Peter Zumthor, Buildings and Projects 1986–2007

Directors and Curators of the Museums:
The Museum of Modern Art - Barry Bergdoll
Miami Art Museum - Terence Riley
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles - Brooke Hodge
Art Institute of Chicago - Joseph Rosa
Canadian Centre for Architecture - Mirko Zardini
Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine – Palais de Chaillot - Corinne Bélier
Centre Pompidou - Frédéric Migayrou
The Louvre-Lens - Olivier Meslay
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art - Poul Erik Tøjner
Tate Modern - Sheena Wagstaff
Serpentine Gallery - Hans Ulrich Obrist
Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art - Peter Noever
Amsterdam Centre for Architecture - Maarten Kloos