The Portal at MIT Print

As a former student of architecture, I have always had a great appreciation for Eero Saarinen’s MIT Chapel. I’m drawn to its simplicity, I consider it a magical moment in architecture and I try to visit everytime I’m in Cambridge. A vision of the chapel came to mind while I was contemplating our own built landscape and what it might start to look like after we’re gone. In this psychedelic dreamscape, the flooded chapel’s brick walls blend with a tropical environment over the backdrop of multi-colored geometric structure. The tropical flora suggest a climate shift, with palmettos and philodendron flourishing north of the 42nd parallel in New England. As Saarinen’s light-bathed metal shards rise from the altar to the oculus, a pool of tropical rainwater collects at the marble steps and falls towards the viewer. A rift in the sky hints at celestial and tidal changes.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

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