Formally known as Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso (Church of God the Merciful Father), is a church and community center in Tor Tre Teste in Rome. The Church serves eight thousand residents and was meant to socially "revive" the Tor Tre Teste area. The south side of the church features three large curved walls of pre-cast concrete. (The walls form segments of spheres.) The concrete contains titanium dioxide to keep the appearance of the church white. Meier claims to have designed the church to minimize thermal peak loads inside. The large thermal mass of the concrete walls control internal heat gain; the result is less temperature variation, and supposedly more efficient use of energy. The Vatican funded the construction of 50 churches to celebrate the "Jubilee" (Millennium) in 2000. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Formally known as Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso (Church of God the Merciful Father), is a church and community center in Tor Tre Teste in Rome. The Church serves eight thousand residents and was meant to socially "revive" the Tor Tre Teste area. The south side of the church features three large curved walls of pre-cast concrete. (The walls form segments of spheres.) The concrete contains titanium dioxide to keep the appearance of the church white. Meier claims to have designed the church to minimize thermal peak loads inside. The large thermal mass of the concrete walls control internal heat gain; the result is less temperature variation, and supposedly more efficient use of energy. The Vatican funded the construction of 50 churches to celebrate the "Jubilee" (Millennium) in 2000. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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