Church officials are beginning to plan for the reconstruction of Port-au-Prince Cathedral lost in Haiti's 2010 earthquake.
A jury led by the dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture met this week in South Florida to choose the winner of a design competition that sought ideas for rebuilding the Notre Dame de l'Assomption Cathedral. The archbishop of Port-au-Prince will announce the winner Thursday.
Meanwhile, Episcopal Church officials have selected a Virginia-based architectural firm to design a new Holy Trinity Cathedral. The design will incorporate three murals painted by Haitian artists to include Haitian people in biblical stories. Holy Trinity was renowned for its 14 murals, but eleven were lost in the quake.
My visit to Port-au-Prince sites, including the cathedral right after the earthquake.
A video we produced for the second anniversary of the earthquake at the Port-au-Prince cathedral for singer Weena.
The winning design for the Port-au-Prince Cathedral which was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. Do you think it is too much of a departure from the original, or a much needed breath of fresh air for a new Port-au-Prince?
In the winning design for rebuilding the Port-au-Prince Cathedral, the familiar rose-window façade of the original welcomes worshippers to an outdoor garden.
But the plan to rebuild the church devastated by the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, veers from the original with a new, circular building that wraps around a central altar, accented by local art, with retractable walls that open to the garden for special occasions.
The first-place plan, chosen by a panel of six professionals at the University of Miami School of Architecture, was announced Thursday. Architects from all over the world collaborated to submit 134 entries, which were narrowed down to five finalists.
That southeast view just kills it.......it lacks order and fluidity.
someone said it looks like a condo complex from the sides....lol
The front is well done......they need to do the sides in a similar fashion.........redo the ugly bell towers.......and that open area between the front and the church really serves no purpose.
i just quickly took a look at the other designs. i think they're all incorporating the standing structure into their new design. this particular design does a better job by keeping the original face of the church intact.
i just quickly took a look at the other designs. i think they're all incorporating the standing structure into their new design. this particular design does a better job by keeping the original face of the church intact.
It took me a little while to get used to it, but I actually like this design. It is open, modern, but not too over the top and in its own way, just as majestic as the cathedral it replaces. Being familiar with the neighborhood it is in, I think it fits very well, and people will adapt to it very quickly. Now, it remains to be seen what design changes are made, and how long it will actually takes to construct.
