OutOfTheBox - Project 082

INSTITUTIONAL - HONOR AWARD

"Cyril C. Nigg Center "

Deva Architecture Inc.

The University Catholic Center is a fellowship-hall and chapel for the catholic students U.C.L.A. The center serves the academic community with worship services and counseling activities. Sometimes referred to as the "Newman Center", this facility often is a student's first church of their own, away from the family parish of their childhood. While worship is central to the catholic faith, the University Catholic Center recognizes that students face many challenges in their life and require a place of refuge. The nontraditional building typology and architectural language are intended to allow students to develop a new relationship with the catholic faith while providing a temporary home away from home.