Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, The Cathedral of Christ the Light is located in Oakland, United States. The region’s 500,000 Catholics now have a central cathedral, something they have been without since the loss of the historic St. Francis de Sales Cathedral to the Loma Prieta earthquake. The Cathedral is part of a larger complex woven together by gardens and a public plaza, which...
Located in Oakland, United States, Cathedral of Christ the Light was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. As its name suggests, the Cathedral draws on the tradition of light as a sacred phenomenon. Through its poetic introduction, indirect daylight ennobles modest materials—primarily wood, glass and concrete. With the exception of evening activities, the Cathedral is lit entirely by daylight...
The Cathedral of Christ the Light designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP is located in Oakland, United States. As its name suggests, the Cathedral of Christ the Light draws on the tradition of light as a sacred phenomenon. Through its poetic introduction, indirect daylight ennobles modest materials — primarily wood, glass and concrete. Triangular aluminium panels form the petal-shaped Alpha...