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Solomon’s Cathedral
Migrants’ reception Description The design theme reflects on the drama of the “migrants”, so the best place for the project could only be the island of Lampedusa. In this first phase of the work, gypsum models of the context were made concerning different scales to frame and understand the territory. In a later phase, the models of the design proposal were made at 5000 scales: a cathedral completely immersed in the island and accessible by canals carved into the rock. It wants to be a spiritual place of arrival and welcome. Solomon Cathedral is the negative of the traditional idea of a cathedral. It is not a majestic architectural mass, but a majestic cavity. The project highlights three points: the singularity of the island, the singularity of the work, and the singularity of the soul. Gypsum was the best material to express that concept.
Maha Sobhy
Function Location Year Course Professor Groupmates
Public Building Lampedusa, Sicily 2015/2016 (Bcs) Design Studio 1 Renato Rizzi in collaboration with the whole studio
