UNITED STATES AIR FORCES ACADEMIE CADET CHAPEL

UNITED STATES AIR FORCES ACADEMIE CADET CHAPEL
By:Eva Fernández Suárez y Aurora Cereijo Díaz.
Authors: Walter Netsch.
Date: It was finished in 1962.
Style: Triangle-shape.

AUTHOR:

Walter A. Netsch was born in February 23, 1920 and died in June
15, 2008, was an American architect based in Chicago. He was
most closely associated with the brutalist style of architecture as well
as with the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. His signature
aesthetic is known as Field Theory and is based on rotating squares
into complex shapes. He may be best known as the lead designer
for the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,
Colorado and its famous Cadet Chapel. The Cadet Area at the
Academy was named a National Historic Landmark in 2004. He was
a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Cost: 3.5 million to built.
Location: United States, north of Colorado Springs.
Uses: it is open to use by all religious communities to worship in a
manner respectful of other faiths.
Constructions:
Start at 1959 and finished at 1962.
The dimensions are: the nave measures are 64 by 168 feet (51 m),
reaching up to 94 feet (29 m) at the highest peak.
Height: 46 metres.
Floors: 4 floors and 65 suites.
Lift/Elevator: Only have one.

HISTORY AND INTERESTING THINGS

This monument have different worship areas like:
The Protestant Chapel is located on the main floor, and is designed
to seat 1,200 individuals. The building's tetrahedrons form the walls
and the pinnacled ceiling of the Protestant Chapel.
The Catholic Chapel is located below the Protestant Chapel, and
seats approximately 500 people. The focal point of the Catholic
Chapel is the reredos, an abstract glass mosaic mural designed
by Lumen Martin Winter and composed of varying shades of blue,
turquoise, rose and gray tessera to form a portrayal of the
firmament.
The Jewish Chapel is also on the lower level.  It is enclosed by a
vertical grill with inserts of clear glass opening to the foyer. The
circular form and transparent walls were used to suggest a tent-like
structure. The floor is paved with Jerusalem brownstone, donated by
the Israeli Defense Forces.
The Buddhist Chapel is a freestanding hall within the Cadet Chapel,
donated in 2007. It measures 300 square feet and welcomes
Buddhists of all denominations.
And out of the chapels, we have the Falcon Circle is the newest of
the Cadet Chapel's worship areas, dedicated in 2011.

PERSONAL OPINION:

We think that this sculpture is an affectionate sample to all the
religions, which is fantastic.
It has a symmetrical and triangular structure, it is a very beautiful
building.