Church for the Future is a parabolic architecture related to the Creation of the world. It bears witness and supports opportunities to a Christian space of evangelization and liturgy in current urban life and our divided society,...
moreChurch for the Future is a parabolic architecture related to the Creation of the world. It bears witness and supports opportunities to a Christian space of evangelization and liturgy in current urban life and our divided society, symbolizing a care for environment. Its plan is completely new and recalls the shape of a pseudo-labyrinth, in which there are no lost steps or blind doors, but only the freedom to move, feel and meditate. The building consists of bands of open or enclosed spaces that lead to its silent heart. An informal garden (Paradise, the Earth), a glazed gallery with baptismal pools (Illuminatorium, the Water), a concrete shelter punctuated by candles (Meditatorium, the Fire) and, finally, the Sanctuary hollowed out and brought to life by the Air, give shape to the spatial network of symbolic rooms, an architecture of sacramental connections that evolves through the act of worship. Such stuff as dreams are made on, the continous presence of the Spirit generates the people’s approach and service to Creation.
