Not bigger, just more.
Calatrava's design will have movable glass-and-steel sections. "The idea was for a building that would be like a pair of hands," Calatrava says. "The hands can be brought together in prayer or they can be opened to the sky."
Posted on 05/08/2004 11:44:19 AM PDT by MegaSilver
Google for pictures of the wrecknovation Sinky, it's appalling. Rembert was kind enough top leave a large picture of himself inside though.
I've seen his writings in the diocesan newspaper and at a priest's funeral where he used the 's' word (sin),which, as you know is rare these days.
I know that the libs are up in arms because he has kept out VOT(un)F from a conference.
These are all good signs and I am hoping for the best, but I know that he wants this cathedral (as did his predecessor of unhappy memory) and I think it is as ugly as sin and not becoming of a Catholic place of worship.
Can you imagine what it would cost if it was the government building it?
The planners on the building committee should be shot.
Not bigger, just more.
Calatrava's design will have movable glass-and-steel sections. "The idea was for a building that would be like a pair of hands," Calatrava says. "The hands can be brought together in prayer or they can be opened to the sky."
I am guessing Vigneron is only taking this Beached Whale because it doesn't cost him a dime. Sort of like either accept a free brand new Toyota xB or keep walking. Take it or leave it type of deal.
It also appears the old flunky bishop Cummins still has a big hand in this deal. After all, it's his groupies that put together the money. The original designed has been modified since Vigneron's arrival but I understand it's still ugly. No chance the modernists will put money into a new orthodox design at this stage.
Is Bishop Cummins, now retired, still involved in the Cathedral Project?Yes. Bishop Cummins was appointed Episcopal Vicar of the Cathedral Project by Bishop Vigneron. He is a member of the steering committee, and remains active in the project.
Like the saying goes, architects should be forced to live in the buildings they design.
I agree; it's just about the ugliest "Cathedral" design I've ever laid eyes on. It's even worse than the Taj Mahoney.
You know what's funny, I went to the official website - www.christthelightcathedral.org - and I couldn't find a picture of this beast. I ran through quickly, maybe I missed it, but it is most definitely NOT prominent.
Maybe we should start a campaign to change the design.
Surprised? I'm not. If the parishioners ever found out precisely WHAT was being built, I wager they'd burn Vigneron's house down.
I've seen it. And I wouldn't be surprised if you were right on the money.
We have to expose this thing. We have to do whatever it takes to make sure that gawdy monstrosity never sees the light of day, lest we turn the page to a very humiliating chapter in the history of the Church.
CHRIST THE LIGHT CATHEDRAL [Oakland, California] Since Calatrava's complex feats of engineering are often described as cathedral-like (perhaps because the ribs of his structures resemble Gothic buttresses), it is fitting that he won the competition to design the Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California. Brother Mel Anderson of the Diocese of Oakland's building committee says it will be "a dazzling signature" for a city that is often considered a lesser stepsister to San Francisco. The building has no skin inside or out, so the nave (above) is a direct extension of the exterior (shown in Calatrava's watercolor).
We can all be Jonah living in the whale. Sailors do not like a Jonah on their boats!
There's a couple of photos on this thread. And yes, the previous bishop still has a hand in this, though the plans have been slightly modified.
Especially when one considers that it's a multimillion dollar venture, it's probably the cheapest-looking Cathedral I've ever seen.
Yes, John started this misadventure and tried to get JPII to keep him past retirement so that he could build his edifice complex, but JPII 'accepted' his retirement at 75.
His buildings are dreadful to look at. Modern architecture is nothing if not vomit-worthy.
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