Architecture Design Projects
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Name: Rethinking Notre Dame
Status: International competition
Location: Paris, France
Architecture firm: Hajizadeh & Associates
Architect: Kourosh Hajizadeh
Design team: Amir Hossein Hajizadeh
Date: Summer 2019
Type: Cathedral
3D and graphic: Marzieh Jafari
Model: Pegah Shariatmadari, Somaye Ariyan, Mahsa Moheb Ali
Photos from models: Amir Hossein Hajizadeh
Award: Honorable Mention, Rethinking Architecture, Spain, 2019
No, the Notre-Dame cathedral will never perish, not by war nor by fire, not even by any worldly disasters. Notre-Dame doesn’t just belong to Paris, it doesn’t belong to France either, rather this building with all of its memories, stories and narratives is connected to people all over the world. Even if you’re the Hunchback of Notre-Dame this church is filled with mystery and life, full of hope for a bright future where regardless of color, creed or religion all of humanity will experience peace.
Since long ago, the church has been the connective ring between man and beyond the skies, where God dwelled. Inspiration from an immortal power in the middle of nowhere defined life on earth. Yet life today is more earthly than anything else. The spire isn’t ascending to the sky, it’s exploring the heart of the earth in search of life, to become a vessel for the next generation to grow and stay green.