We at ArchDaily have featured many of the proposals for the cultural and spiritual Russian Orthodox center in Paris competition and today have the privilege of sharing with our readers the winning entry from Arch Group. Additional images from the Russian firm’s winning proposal in addition to a lengthy narrative after the jump.
INTRODUCTION: The Russian Orthodox culture and religion, which are based on spiritual traditions, are playing an extremely important part in Russia’s attempt to overcome its present difficulties and are a source of moral direction for a considerable part of the population. The task of creating a modern, positive, and open image of Russian Orthodoxy follows from the fact that knowledge of Russian Orthodox culture is essential for understanding and interacting with Russia. And yet Russian Orthodox culture is at the present time poorly represented in Europe. The creation of a Russian Orthodox cultural center in Europe will help strengthen international relations and is of enormous importance from the point of view of education and culture. By making this cultural center a combination of tradition and modernity it will be possible to attract visitors from all generations, including young people.
