page_title: Patkau Architects
section_title: Temple of Light
hierarchical_section_title: Patkau Architects / Notable Projects / Temple of Light
caption_attribution_description: English: The Audain Art Museum designed by Patkau Architects
context_page_description: Patkau Architects is an architecture firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  It is a full-services firm currently practicing in Canada and the United States. Their projects scope includes but is not limited to, gallery installations, art galleries, libraries, schools, university buildings, and urban planning as well as private residences and projects. The firm has received numerous national and international architectural awards. Patkau Architects also represented Canada at the Venice Biennale in 2006.
  Patkau Architects' work has been widely published, including three books dedicated to the firm's work, numerous articles in professional journals and books, and their work has been featured in exhibitions around the world. They have also published their own book entitled 'Patkau Architects: Material Operations' in 2017 that goes into depth about the firms beliefs and techniques through materials and unconventional practices.
context_section_description: The original Temple of Light located in Vancouver, British Columbia, burnt down in June 2014 and Patkau Architects led the redesign. The redesign is referred to by the jury of the 2019 Wood Design Awards as "...an experience out of wood." In order to bring nature and the sacred into the temple as much as possible, they created an experience with light as well by using "portals of light" that extend from the oculus at the top throughout the entire height of the space. The form is made up of complex, petal like shapes and was accomplished by fabricating panels off-site to be assembled together on the building site.
caption: Audain Art Museum
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