Dives in Misericordia,
Jubilee Church,
Rome, Italy
SCOPE OF WORK
Transom-mullion façade with steel framework. Steel girder framework with suspended roof glazing, further roof glazing. Point-fixed glass pulpit,windows, doors, glass elements.
INNOVATIONS
AND CHALLENGES
Individual connection solutions for the concrete shells. Earthquake absorption system. Tailor-made constructions for the large-scale glass roof.
DATA
Overall Project Time:
2001-2003
Execution Period:
15 Months
AWARDS
2004, Quinquennial Honorary Award.
First job at Marcel Breuer. Own practice since 1963. One of the world’s elite architects. White is his trademark, light is his "favourite and most flexible building material."Reigning revivalist of classical modernism and self-confessed heir of Le Corbusier.
Selected Awards
- 1984 Pritzker Architect Prize – as youngest winner.
- 2004 Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building – Quinquennial Honorary Award, Association of Independent Architects
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