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From: Architexturez-IN <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:47:12 +0530
How do you design a church without any of the obvious religious
paraphernalia?
This was the dilemma facing architect Lorenzo Carmellini, who has
designed the first Catholic church for the Gulf country of Qatar, the
Rosarh Church in the capital, Doha.
'The idea is to be discreet because we don't want to inflame any
sensitivities. There isn't even a signboard outside the church,' parish
priest Father Tom Veneracion told The Times.
cont'd....
http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/dailynews/2008/03/stealth_church_comes_to_qatar.html