ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/576771/in-progress-baha-i-temple-of-south-america-hariri-pontari-architects Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:00:00 +0000 Katie Watkins https://www.archdaily.com/576771/in-progress-baha-i-temple-of-south-america-hariri-pontari-architects Nearly four years after the start of its construction, South America’s first Bahá’í temple is beginning to take shape. Designed by Canadian firm Hariri Pontarini Architects, the temple is being constructed at the foothills of the Andes in Santiago, Chile. The building is comprised of “nine translucent wings, rising directly from the ground, and giving the impression of floating over a large reflecting water pool,” describes the project’s website. Each wing is designed like a leaf, with a steel “main stem” and “secondary veins of steel” supporting its cast glass exterior. During the day, the cast glass will filter sunlight into the temple, while at night the temple’s interior lighting will produce a soft glow on the outside.

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