Architecture & Planning
MIZIANA BOUSTANI
House of Religions

This project is a center to reunite all the religions existing in the lebanese society.
After analyzing each religion's vision to the element of "water", I realized I can reunite all of these cultures in a river. The source was placed near the entrance, visible to the public.
It starts by being 7 rivers, relating to the 7 sacred rivers around the world, in the cultures of the Hindus and Buddhas. Arriving to the muslims, the 7 rivers reunite to become one, relating to the promised "rivers flowing beneath" in the muslim culture.
When this river arrives to the Christian area, the water transforms from transparent to red, relating to the miracle of turning water to wine. Having common traditions, the jews and christians share the same red water, relating to the Red Sea, sacred to the jewish culture because of Moses. The water therefore arrives to the free thinkers, where it creates the waterfall, relating to atheism that breaks all traditions.
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