美国空军学院学员礼拜堂
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学员教堂是SOM总体规划和设计的美国空军学院校园的巅峰建筑元素。这座引人注目的建筑由17个玻璃和铝制尖塔组成，每个尖塔由100个四面体构成，包围着上层。连续的彩色玻璃面板覆盖在管状四面体上，使得柔和的光线能够进入建筑内部。
这座高达150英尺的教堂位于荣誉广场旁的一个基座上。设计要求包括三个不同的教堂：一个可容纳900人的新教教堂，一个可容纳500人的天主教教堂，以及一个可容纳100人的犹太教教堂。每个教堂都有独立的入口。主层的新教教堂被覆盖在挤压铝制的四面体包围之中，四面体之间用连续的彩色玻璃面板隔开，窗户采用特殊的层压玻璃。露台层的天主教教堂则以预制砌体形成天花板图案，侧墙为琥珀色玻璃，设有多面体玻璃的条形窗。犹太教教堂是一个圆形房间，采用柏树框架和彩色玻璃板围合，前厅使用以色列空军捐赠的棕色耶路撒冷石。
1996年，学员教堂获得了美国建筑师协会的二十五年奖。SOM最近完成了对这一标志性建筑的全面修复和现代化计划。
The Cadet Chapel was the culminating architectural element of SOM's master plan and design of the entire U.S. Air Force Academy campus. The striking building features a succession of 17 glass and aluminum spires — each composed of 100 tetrahedrons — enclosing the upper level. Continuous panels of brilliant stained glass clad the tubular tetrahedrons, enabling diffused light to enter the building.
The 150-foot-tall chapel is situated on a podium adjacent to the Court of Honor. The program required three distinct chapels: a 900-seat Protestant chapel, a 500-seat Catholic chapel, and a 100-seat Jewish chapel. Each chapel has a separate entrance. The main floor Protestant chapel is enclosed by tetrahedrons clad in extruded aluminum separated by continuous colored glass panels, with windows of special laminated glass. The terrace-level Catholic chapel is characterized by precast masonry forming the ceiling pattern, with side walls of amber glass and strip windows of faceted glass. The Jewish chapel is a circular room enclosed in cypress frames and stained-glass slabs, with a foyer of brown Jerusalem stone donated by the Israeli Air Force.
In 1996, the Cadet Chapel won the Twenty-five Year Award from the American Institute of Architects. SOM recently completed a comprehensive rehabilitation and modernization plan for the iconic landmark.
