Main entry:

Hariri Pontarini Architects, author.

Title & Author:

Embodied light : the Bahá'í Temple of South America / Hariri Pontarini Architects.

Publication:

Basel, Switzerland ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2018]

Description:

259 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Douglas Martin -- Movement, light, ecstasy / Lisa Rochon -- Embodied light: an interview with Siamak Hariri / William Thorsell -- Light -- Concept -- Temple -- Place -- Landscape -- Technologies -- Interior -- Materials -- Detail -- Construction -- Worksite -- Completion -- Dedication -- The unmistakable light of the world: reflections on the Bahá'í House of Worship in Chile / Sky Glabush -- The dawning place of the remembrance of God: from vision to reality / Robert Weinberg.

Summary:

The continental Bahá`í Temple of South America was inaugurated in fall 2016. The Bahá`í House of Worship, designed by Siamak Hariri and his team at Hariri Pontarini Architects in Toronto, Canada, creates a light-filled space esthetics and technology in perfect synthesis. With numerous drawings, models, renderings, and photographs, the book shows the design and construction process, and the beauty, of this unique building.

ISBN:

9783035608472 hardcover
3035608474 hardcover
electronic book electronic book
9783035607222
print + electronic book
9783035607246

Subject:

Bahá'í Temple of South America (Santiago, Chile)
Hariri Pontarini Architects.
Bahai temples Chile Santiago.
Bahai temples.
Buildings.
Santiago (Chile) Buildings, structures, etc.
Chile Santiago.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 304408
Call No.: BIB 245812
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available