Jubilee Church – Richard Meier

Jubilee Church is a church in the Tor Tre Teste district of Rome, Italy. It was designed by Richard Meier and constructed from 1996-2003. The Catholic Church held a competition for architects that wanted to design the project. Richard Meier beat out other greats such as Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava, and Tadao Ando. Jubilee Church is designed to look like a sailing ship. The church walls, constructed of pre-cast concrete, are also made with titanium dioxide to keep the exterior as white as possible over a long period of time. Meier also has said that the white exterior helps manage the internal temperature of the church, making the structure more energy efficient by reducing the need for air conditioning in warm weather.

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