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The Stupa of Mother : Buddha Hanging in Air

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Other Architecture
Firm LocationGyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
CompanyHan Kook Architects, KACI
Lead ArchitectKyeongsik Yoon
Design TeamAssociates Architects: Youngil Jang, Yoonjung Kim / Contractor: Woungki Hong, Junghyun Do / Civil RC: Kwangsoo Oh / SC & Glass: AMR Inc. / Roof construction: Kyung Min Industrial Co.,Ltd. / Stone Construction: Newtech Marble / Lighting Design: Light and Shade / Set up Buddha statues: Yoon Sung / Landscape construction: Seo An / Making Buddha Statues: Gyungja Lee, Yuna Lee / Photograph: Jongoh Kim
ClientJunggak Temple

This glass stupa stands as an expression of hope for the coming of Avatamska. We have hung 455 iron statues midair to represent the Buddhist concept of void. Matter is void. All is vanity. This Buddhist expression shows that, as the boundary between matter and the void dissolves, existence is revealed as illusion and illusion as existence. To express this aspect, we etched the glass corners in a gradiated pattern, seeking to blur the barriers between matter and the void. This glass stupa sits behind of a pre-existing 1000 year old, stone tower expressing mercy beyond the space and time.