Crystal Cathedral, Philip Johnson&John Burgee

Jonnes, Rennie. “AD Classics: The Crystal Cathedral / Philip Johnson” Archdaily. November 6, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2017. http://www.archdaily.com/445618/ad-classics-the-crystal-cathedral-philip-johnson.

Jonnes, Rennie. “AD Classics: The Crystal Cathedral / Philip Johnson” Archdaily. November 6, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2017. http://www.archdaily.com/445618/ad-classics-the-crystal-cathedral-philip-johnson.

Jonnes, Rennie. “AD Classics: The Crystal Cathedral / Philip Johnson” Archdaily. November 6, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2017. http://www.archdaily.com/445618/ad-classics-the-crystal-cathedral-philip-johnson.

Space in Church

The most essential elements in defining the speciality of this space be the roof and the free arrangement of plan.

 Site Plan

Pens Opinion. “Apartments proposed for Crystal Cathedral property in Land Deal with Greenlaw Partners of Irvine to bail Ministry out of Bankruptcy” Pens Opinion. Accessed October 3, 2017. http://pens-opinion.org/apartment-map.html.

Wikiarquitectura. “Crystal Cathedral” Wikiarquitectura. Accessed October5, 2017. https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/crystal-cathedral/.

Section

Jonnes, Rennie. “AD Classics: The Crystal Cathedral / Philip Johnson” Archdaily. November 6, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2017. http://www.archdaily.com/445618/ad-classics-the-crystal-cathedral-philip-johnson.

Plan

Jonnes, Rennie. “AD Classics: The Crystal Cathedral / Philip Johnson” Archdaily. November 6, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2017. http://www.archdaily.com/445618/ad-classics-the-crystal-cathedral-philip-johnson.

Jonnes, Rennie. “AD Classics: The Crystal Cathedral / Philip Johnson” Archdaily. November 6, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2017. http://www.archdaily.com/445618/ad-classics-the-crystal-cathedral-philip-johnson.

Elevation

author’s own.

Jonnes, Rennie. “AD Classics: The Crystal Cathedral / Philip Johnson” Archdaily. November 6, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2017. http://www.archdaily.com/445618/ad-classics-the-crystal-cathedral-philip-johnson.

Stoddard, Joseph. “Crystal Cathedral” September 26, 2012. Art is Life. Accessed October 6, 2017. http://josephstoddard.blogspot.hk/2012/09/crystal-cathedral.html.

Pete, Brook. “Divine Photos from the American’s most Epic Churches” Wired. 

April 4, 2014. Accessed October 5, 2017. https://www.wired.com/2014/09/christoph-morlinghaus-form-faith/.

Creation of Unique Spatial Quality

Its unique spatial experience is created by the 130-foot-high ceiling with the two 90-foot-tall doors which are the results by using more than 10000 glass panels in fixation to steel trusses as frame, the columns at vertex provide support to the structure, allowing the free plan and more coherent space. As there are no large supporting columns situating in the interior, which allows the star-shaped plan for making use of the large volume (dimension of 400 feet x 200 feet) as the cathedral. This also minimises the visual disturbance of the space by the joints. The glass screen also gives a sense of openness to the interior space, opening to “sky and the surrounding world.”

Stoddard, Joseph. “Crystal Cathedral” September 26, 2012. Art is Life. Accessed October 6, 2017. http://josephstoddard.blogspot.hk/2012/09/crystal-cathedral.html.