In the shadow of the lotus, peace and calm prevail

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Fariborz Sahba - architect for the temple and also for the terraces on Mount Carmel at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, Israel - recently presented a paper titled "Faith and Form: Contemporary Space for Pilgrimage and Worship" at a symposium at Yale University in the United States. Also at the symposium were Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Stanley Tigerman, Rafael Moneo, and Richard Meier, all well-known designers of spiritual structures.

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