A temple of light expressing a faith of inclusion is poised to become an architectural landmark in Chile. Set within the Andean foothills just beyond the metropolis of Santiago, the complex- curved temple is designed by the distinguished Canadian architect Siamak Hariri as an invitation for spiritual contemplation and architectural pilgrimage.

Courtesy of Asamblea Espiritual Nacional de los Bah·'Ìs de Chile + Hariri Pontarini Architects

Architects: Hariri Pontarini Architects

Location: Diagonal Las Torres, Penalolen, Peñalolén, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Architect In Charge: Siamak Hariri

Project Manager: Doron Meinhard

Project Architect: Justin Ford
Area: 1200.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Courtesy of Asamblea Espiritual Nacional de los Bah·'Ìs de Chile + Hariri Pontarini Architects, Daniela Galdames

Project Team: Michael Boxer Tiago Masrour, Jin-Yi McMillen, Adriana Balen, Donald Peters, John Cook, George Simionopoulos, Tahirih Viveros, Jaegap Chung, Mehrdad Tavakkolian, Jimmy Farrington.

Structural Assistance: TROW/Carruthers & Wallace (Canada), Universidad de Toronto (Canada), SIRVE S.A. - Carl Lu?ders y Juan Carlos de La Llera (Chile), DICTUC - Pontificia Universidad Cato?lica de Chile.

Local Architect: Benkal y Larrain Arquit...