Maryknoll Visitors Center

Location:
Ossining, NY

Completed:
January 2006

Notes:
Awarded 2005 AIA Citatation (NY/Hudson Valley) Award

"The Fathers and Brothers of Maryknoll, a significant Catholic Mission, created a new capital
project for a visitor’s center to expose frequent visitors to the world through the eyes of the mission
and to inspire visitors about the mission’s future. A 40-foot x 90-foot space within the mission’s
headquarters was converted to develop a large exhibit area for tactile, interactive multimedia
installations with a 50-seat film theater. The permanently installed theater and temporary exhibits
relate to the “primitive architectural expression” of African huts fences and are projected upon
with digital projectors displaying images of actual architectural textures from missionaries around
the world. The jury appreciated that this project expressed a symbolic change in expression from
the historic architecture of the mission and represented an approach to be encouraged and
applauded."

-AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Director Raymond L. Beeler

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