Saint Luis Church in Missouri
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.1965.v18.i176.4293Abstract
This church has a circular planform, 39.62 m in diam. It has room for 700 worshippers, 100 monks in the choir, and there are 12 chapels along the periphery. Entrance is provided by four doors, symmetrically situated with respect to each other. The architectural composition is based on a number of conic parabolic forms, organized along three concentric rings. These forms are reinforced concrete thin shells, which show externally the various zones and also the functions of the building.
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1965-12-31
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Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, A. (1965). Saint Luis Church in Missouri. Informes De La Construcción, 18(176), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.1965.v18.i176.4293
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