Jubilee Church, sebuah gereja yang dirancanag oleh Richard Meier yang terketaj di luar pusat Roma.

Tapaknya yang berbentuk segitiga diartikulasikan dengan tiga cara,

1. Membagi wilayah suci di selatan, dimana nave terletak
2. Memisahkan pejalan kaki dari perumahan disebelah timur
3. Memisahkan pejalan kaki dari area parkir di barat



The paved sagrato to the east of the church extends into the heart of the housing complex and
provides an open plaza for public assembly. The northern half of the site is divided into two
courts: the eastern one is below ground by a full story, providing light and access to the
lowest floor of the community center. Behind the church, the elevated western court is
separated from the adjacent meditation court by a paved walkway that leads to the parking
area.
The proportional structure of the entire complex is based on a series of squares and four
circles. Three circles of equal radius generate the profiles of the three concrete shells that,
together with the spine-wall, make up the body of the nave. While the three shells imply the
Holy Trinity, the reflecting pool symbolizes the role played by water in the sacrament of
Baptism. The materials used in the porticothe paving, the wall cladding and the liturgical
furnitureallude to the body of Christs church while referencing the fabric of the adjacent
residential area.
Glazed skylights suspended between the shells are lit by zenithal sidelight, and the nave is
enlivened by a constantly changing pattern of light and shade. The light is diffused over the
inner volume of the church and varies according to the hour, the weather, and the season,
imparting a particular character to the aspects of the

In the Jubilee Church, the three concrete shells define an enveloping atmosphere in which the light
from the skylights above creates a luminous spatial experience, and the rays of sunlight serve as a
mystic metaphor of the presence of God
The Church's site is divided into four main parts: first, the precinct, including the church and
community center; second, the northeast terrace; third, the northwest recreation court; fourth,
the west parking area.
Design and construction


Papal Coat of Arms of Benedict XVI
The south side of the church features three large curved walls of pre-cast concrete. (The walls
form segments of spheres.) Meier claims to have designed the church to minimize thermal
peak loads inside. The large thermal mass of the concrete walls control internal heat gain; the
result is less temperature variation, and supposedly more efficient use of energy. The walls
also contain titanium dioxide to keep the appearance of the church white. Enrico Borgarello,
the director of research and development for Italcementi, the company that designed the
cement, claims that the cement destroys air pollution.
According to Borgarello
"When the titanium dioxide absorbs ultraviolet light, it becomes powerfully reactive,
breaking down pollutants that come in contact with the concrete. It is particularly good at
attacking the noxious gases that come out of a cars exhaust pipe.