Le Corbusier's buildings caused confusion. Was his church, "Notre-Dame du Haut," built in 1955 in the village of Ronchamps, France, a new chapter in architectural history? Or an unparalleled example of innovation obsession, arbitrariness, and disorder? The then-world-famous architect is still regarded by many as a representative of a technocratic-mechanistic modernity. Niklas Maak follows him to the beach, where he tirelessly studied stones, shells, and other beach debris. The objects that repeatedly appear in central places in Le Corbusier's work continue to engage architects today in their search for new forms.