Space for Contemplation

There is a Place on our land behind West Hill Center that calls for a sculptural space for contemplation--to observe the expansive views within and in the surroundings.  The Lost Pines Chapel offers an example of the spirit of the kind of space will be created near my favorite "rock falls".   In the months ahead we will announce the details for a design competition for this site.

 

Austin architect wins American Architecture Award

By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin | Thursday, October 7, 2010  Statesman

Austin architect Murray Legge of LZT Architects has won a prestigious 2010 American Architecture Award for the Lost Pines Chapel, a modest project on the banks of Lake Bastrop just outside Austin. The award is given by the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture.
Commissioned by the Boy Scouts as an interfaith gathering spot, the open-air Lost Pines Chapel consists of interlocking cedar and metal frames. The project’s budget was a modest $40,000.
The modesty of the project is even more remarkable when considered against other winners of a American Architecture Award this year. Also getting the kudos are high profile — and high budget — projects such as Renzo Piano’s Resnick Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Herzog & De Meuron’s Miami Art Museum.
Perhaps small is the new cool when it comes to design.