An appreciation of the MIT chapel
By adamg - Wed, 02/20/2008 - 9:16am.
Nate Phillips admires it, but says you have to go inside the 48 Mass. Ave. building for the full effect since the outside is basically a completely uninviting windowless brick cylinder.
... Inside, there is a spectacular use of natural lighting, created by a larger circular skylight. A tall sculpture created by Harry Bertoia dangles metal shards from the skylight and further emphasizes the light from above, creating an eerie effect. ...
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You totally have to see the
You totally have to see the inside. It's amazing.
Heads up - I got yelled at for taking pictures inside.
Reminds me of
the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche in Berlin; a building with a rather plain exterior (except for the preserved ruins of the old church, destroyed during WWII) with a truly beautiful interior which uses natural light through stunning blue glass walls.