10 Inauguration of the votive chapel designed by Sean Godsell for the Holy See pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2018. In 2018, the Holy See participated for the first time in the Venice Biennale Architettura, with the Vatican Chapels installation. Nestled in the woods of San Giorgio Maggiore island, the ten chapels draw a path to rediscover the relationship between art and faith, nature and silence. The architects — Andrew Berman, Francesco Cellini, Javier Corvalàn Espínola, Ricardo Flores & Eva Prats, Norman Foster, Terunobu Fujimori, Sean Godsell, Carla Juaçaba, Smiljan Radic Clarke, Eduardo Souto de Moura — received information on layout and dimensions, together with the task of studying how to locate the building in the natural context of the wood overlooking the lagoon. Various recyclable and removable materials were used for the works, such as ceramic, light and reinforced concrete, steel, wood, glass, zinc-titanium. Zintek collaborated in the construction of Sean Godsell’s project, supplying the zinc-titanium zintek® that completely covers both the structure and the altar inside. Once the exhibition period of the Biennale ended, the chapels became a permanent installation on the island. EXCERPT
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy ODUwMjE2