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Close up of liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Baptismal font to the extreme left, chairs for the minister on the right, and table and pulpit in the center.
Nishi-suma Lutheran Church
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Tadao ando, architect. The windows in the form of a cross provide the image of the cross on the wall behind the liturgical center.
Entrance to Buddhist temple
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
At the bottom of the stairs a Buddhist temple with traditional lattice and wooden timber work covered with vermillion paint.
Liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
The table, pulpit and font are of typical minimalist Ando.
Continued revelation
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Again one finds oneself between a straight and curved wall.
Temple center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Behind the vermillion screen is the central Buddha.
Museum entrance, interior
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
An art installation within the two story underground entrance room.
Central focus of worship
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Chapel interior
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
A floor to ceiling window illumines the chapel with very spare pews and liturgical furniture which constitute typical Ando minimalism. Concrete and steel are all that are needed for this aesthically elegant interior.
Chapel
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
The chapel is a simple rectangle focusing on a large free-standing cross with a pulpit to the right and communion table to the left. The natural light is provided by narrow slits in the two upper rectancles and ceiling.