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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.
Continued mystery
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
What is the purpose of the concrete projection into the midst of the tranquil pool?
Church of the light
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Church of the light, Tadao Ando, architect, 1988-89. Built in close relationship to a slightly larger church they are both identified as Church of the light.
The Last Supper by Leonardo Davinci
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Primary entrance
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
The primary entrance is through a courtyard formed by a curved wall formed by the lot line of the property. A large Zelkova tree has been planted in the courtyard, offering shade and welcome to the entrance as one leaves ...
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.
Church in Tarumi
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Tadao Ando, architect. Built 1992-1993. A complicated and very restricted plot of ground results in a seemingly complex, yet simple, but at the same time dynamic plan. Center, left, is the rectangular bell tower. Above the ...
Galleries…
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
with seating
View from the entrance
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Water from the entrance spills over and is allowed to flow down to the sea.
Return to the world
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 2000)
Throughout Ando has revealed his preference for a spare architectural palette. Marble stairs, concrete walls with the signature marking of the square form plates and a spare hand rail.