教堂设计：令人惊艳的建筑设计，曲线教堂！

在加纳独立61周年之际，总统Akufo-Addo公布了在加纳首都阿克拉建立的新加纳国家大教堂的设计方案。由Adjaye Associates和David Adjaye领导，设计被设想为“团结，和谐和灵性的体现”，欢迎所有信仰的人士聚集并实践他们的信仰。

On the 61st anniversary of Ghana’s independence, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has unveiled plans for a New National Cathedral of Ghana to be built in the capital city of Accra. Led by British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates, the design is envisioned as a “physical embodiment of unity, harmony and spirituality” where people of all faiths will be welcome to gather and practice their faith.

“大教堂将通过提供一个国家宗旨教会来解决我们国家建筑中缺失的环节，” Akufo-Addo总统说。 “这将是一个教派间宗教和祈祷的场所，同时也是宗教性正式国家场合的场所，如总举办统就职典礼，国家葬礼和国家感恩节。”

“The Cathedral will address the missing link in our nation’s architecture by providing a Church of national purpose,” said President Akufo-Addo. “It will be an inter-denominational house of worship and prayer, as well as serve as the venue for formal state occasions of a religious nature, such as presidential inaugurations, state funerals and national thanksgiving services.”

新的大教堂将坐落在14英亩的场地上，毗邻独立广场和阿克拉体育场附近的OSU墓地。景观花园的轴向游行将使大教堂栖息在一个戏剧性的基座上，并通过东北和西南端的巨大楼梯进入。

The new Cathedral will be located on a 14-acre site adjacent to Osu Cemetery near Independence Square and the Accra Sports Stadium. An axial procession of landscaped gardens will lead up to the Cathedral, perched on a dramatic plinth and accessed via monumental staircases on the Northeastern and Southwestern ends.

在内部，Adjaye Associates将与一些加纳和非洲**著名的艺术家合作制作专属装饰品和家具。大教堂将包含一些教堂；洗礼堂；一个两层5000个座位的礼堂；大型中央大厅；一所音乐学校；合唱团设施；美术馆；商店；及几个多功能厅。该大楼还将包含非洲**个圣经博物馆和文献中心，该中心将向参观者介绍加纳基督教和国家建设的历史。

Inside, Adjaye Associates will collaborate with some of Ghana and Africa’s most celebrated artists to create bespoke adornments and furnishings. The Cathedral will contain a number of grand chapels; a baptistery; a two-level, 5000-seat auditorium; a vast central hall; a music school; choir facilites; an art gallery; a shop; and several multi-purpose halls. The building will also contain Africa’s first Bible Museum and Documentation Centre, which will educate visitors on the history of Christianity and nation-building in Ghana.

Akufo-Addo总统还宣布创建一个新的仪式路线和景观，将大教堂连接到首都的**重要的地标，包括独立广场，OSU公墓及国会大厦。

“能够有机会提供这种规模的产品并进口到我的祖国是非常荣幸的事情，”Adjaye在发布会上评论道。 “我试图建造一座不仅能够理解其景观，而且能够成为阿克拉和加纳民族所独有的建筑。”

President Akufo-Addo also announced the creation of a new ceremonial route and landscape that will connect the Cathedral to the capital’s most important landmarks including Independence Square, Osu Cemetery, the State House and Africa Unity Circle.

“It is an immense honour to be granted the opportunity to contribute something of this scale and import to my home country,” commented Adjaye at the unveiling event. “I have sought to craft a building that not only understands its landscape but one that will be unique to Accra and the Ghanaian Nation.”

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建筑师：Adjaye Associates

地点：加纳  阿克拉

面积：14英亩

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