Embodied light : the The Bahá'í Temple of South America

Genesis of a sacred building Situated at the foothills of the Andes, overlooking the city of Santiago, Chile, the Bahá’í Temple of South America will be opened in fall 2016. The Bahá’í House of Worship is the most recent of the continental temples. It welcomes people from all directions and all creeds. Designed by Siamak Hariri and his team at Hariri Pontarini Architects in Toronto, Canada, the sacred building combines advanced engineering solutions, cutting-edge material innovation, and computerized fabrication methods to create a light-filled space for prayer and meditation – at once monumental and intimate. 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. * Current monograph accompanying the opening of the continental Bahá’í Temple for South America * Masterpiece of engineering and material innovation * A unique building for a unique religion

Situated at the foothills of the Andes, overlooking the city of Santiago, Chile, the Bahá'í Temple of South America will be opened in fall 2016. The Bahá'í House of Worship is the most recent of the continental temples. It welcomes people from all directions and all creeds.

Designed by Siamak Hariri and his team at Hariri Pontarini Architects in Toronto, Canada, the sacred building combines advanced engineering solutions, cutting-edge material innovation, and computerized fabrication methods to create a light-filled space for prayer and meditation – at once monumental and intimate. 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.

An den Ausläufern der Anden gelegen, mit Blick auf Santiago, Chile, wird der Bahá'í Tempel für Südamerika im Herbst 2016 eröffnet. Er ist das jüngste der kontinentalen Bahá'í Häuser der Andacht und steht Menschen aus allen Himmels- und Glaubensrichtungen offen. Geplant von Siamak Hariri und seinem Team von Hariri Pontarini Architects in Toronto, Kanada, kombiniert der Sakralbau fortschrittliche Ingenieurleistungen, wegbereitende Materialinnovationen und computergestützte Fertigungsmethoden. So entsteht ein lichterfüllter Raum für Gebet und Meditation,monumental und intim zugleich - Ästhetik und Technologie in perfekter Synthese. In zahlreichen Zeichnungen, Modellen, Renderings und Fotos zeigt das Buch den Entwurfs- und Konstruktionsprozess und die Schönheit dieses einzigartigen Gebäudes CONTENTS Preface Foreword Movement. Light. Ecstasy. Embodied Light: An Interview with Siamak Hariri INTERLUDE LIGHT INTERLUDE TEMPLE INTERLUDE LANDSCAPE INTERLUDE INTERIOR INTERLUDE DETAIL INTERLUDE WORKSITE INTERLUDE DEDICATION The Unmistakable Light of the World: Reflections on the Bahá‘í House of Worship in Chile The Dawning Place of the Remembrance of God: From Vision to Reality PROJECT CREDITS ABOUT THE ARCHITECTS ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS IMAGE CREDITS Colophon Hariri Pontarini Architects. Includes Bibliographical References.