Cure Penabad-Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe
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Ecclesiastical architecture has traditionally
contrasted interior and exterior with the intent
of differentiating the sacred from the profane.
Thus churches tend to be hermetic, since
difference is best cultivated behind impermeable
and clearly demarcated boundaries.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe
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The design of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe
in Fort Wayne, Indiana, holds on to the
traditional contrast but also aims for openness
and continuity with the landscape. The project
achieves this double goal by differentiating
between phenomena rather than environments.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe
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Thus the exterior is visible from the nave but
perceived and understood in ways particular to
that perspective. Once you step outside, the same
features of that environment take on a different
character, a new meaning.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe
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Furthermore, the interconnectedness of facilities
(physical and visual) and their disposition
around a common space enhances flexibility in
accommodating wide ranging eventsand
congregations.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe
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The basilica-like hall attempts to address the
question of how one may design a contemporary
urban space in the tropics. The cubic volume, set
atop the covered hall, contains a variety of
programs typically associated with entertainment.
By night, the taut, scale less, glowing surface
of the cube serves as an icon for the district as
well as a billboard onto which ever-changing
images can be projected. Through the imposition
of a strong urban form, the building seeks to
generate a sense of district with an instantly
recognizable identity.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Our-Lady-of-Guadalupe