C3 438 The Walls are New but the Air is the Same

Description

For its main feature, this edition showcases three European examples of the small church typology. In their diversity, these churches – sited in the Czech Republic, Sicily, and Tenerife – illustrate the breadth of interpretations that contemporary architecture can apply to identical liturgical criteria. In addition, the magazine examines urban context, morphological rhythm, and material imagination through the theme “Continuity vs. Intermittence”, with three projects in South Korea: Seoul Theater Creation Center, Photography Seoul Museum of Art, and Elystay Boryeong. The issue also presents new projects by Benedetta Tagliabue and EMBT Architects, Colectivo C733, and more.
CONTENTS

New Projects

• A promenade linking city with sea. Rimini Sea Park _ Benedetta Tagliabue – EMBT Architects – Interview _ Benedetta Tagliabue + Michèle Woodger
• Dark monolith extends iconic museum. – MASP Pietro Maria Bardi Building _ Metro Arquitetos.  The power of the dark monolith _ Herbert Wright
• A dialogue of layers: restoring old, building new.  Aduana Cultural Center in San Blas _ Colectivo C733. – Interview _ Colectivo C733 + Michèle Woodger
• Vertical mausoleum in the city of angels. Gower Mausoleum at Hollywood Forever Cemetery _ Lehrer Architects LA + Arquitectura y Diseño. – Interview _ Michael B. Lehrer + Roberto Sheinberg + Herbert Wright

Continuity vs. Intermittence

• Continuity vs. Intermittence_MannYoung Chung
• Paths and stairs connect the surrounding area. Seoul Theater Creation Center _ Unsangdong Architects + JU Architects & Planners. – Subversive engagement _ Jin Baek
• An urban aperture to celebrate photography. Photography Seoul Museum of Art _ Jadric Architektur ZT GmbH + 1990uao. – Monolith with an elegant figure _ MannYoung Chung
• ‘Island in the land’ merges with the landscape. Elystay Boryeong _ IDMM Architects. – Where the architect’s line rests _ Kiok Lee

New Walls, Same Air. Landscape and continuity in three small churches

• The walls are new but the air is the same_Michèle Woodger
• Wooden walled on a stone foundation. Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel in Nesvacˇ ilka _RCNKSK. – Interview _ Jan Rícný + Michèle Woodger
• A geometric monolith resembling rocky cliff backdrop. Church Redemptoris Mater _ Studio Kuadra
• A communal haven rooted in memory. Alcalá Church _ Beautell Arquitectos. – Interview _ Alejandro Beautell + Michèle Woodger