AWARDS STUDENT WORK
New New England Church Plymouth , Massachusetts
Vivian Kuong , Designer Cambridge , Massachusetts
According to the designer , the New New England Church project reconsiders the programmatic , structural , historical , and sociocultural intersections of architectural design and religious institutions . It envisions the redistribution of sanctuary and community spaces . It reinterprets vernacular construction techniques , materials , and design strategies to rethink the role of symbolism , sanctity , and profanity in religious buildings today . The church has three volumes : a bell tower , the main church volume , and a community tower . The main church volume is organized by three sacred activities — worship , preaching , and communion . Though different in spatial quality and functions , sacred and profane spaces are interconnected within the church ’ s walls .
Jury Comments The New New England Church project is distinguished by a rigorous subdivision of its interior spaces dedicated to various “ sacred ” and “ profane ” activities . The choice of materials refers to the New England tradition of wood-frame construction for houses of worship .
Image by Vivian Kuong
AWARD CATEGORIES
• Religious Architecture : New Facilities
• Religious Architecture : Renovation
• Religious Architecture : Restoration
• Adaptive Re-use / Re-purpose
• Liturgical / Interior Design
• Visual Arts
• Sacred Landscape
• Unbuilt Work
• Faith Community Civic Engagement
• Faith Community Civic Engagement : Visual Arts , Performing Arts & Creative Collaborations
• Faith Community Civic Engagement :
COVID-19 Response
• Multiple Site Education & Advocacy
• Student Work
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Saint Paul ’ s Lutheran Church , Victoria , Australia ; Law Architects ; Drew Echberg , Photography
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