Its author, the comissioned architect of the project and the designer of all the imagery of buildings and constructions of "Religion for Atheists" by Alain de Botton, known by some as a pop philosopher, are on everyone's lips in London.

The architectural piece is a temple of 46 meters located in the City of London (the famous Square Mile) without a specific location but the image they have left on your site could be next to the Bank of England, close and opposite the newly opened headquarters Rothschildde by Rem Koolhaas. The idea is not new, we all remember the classic proposals by Étienne-Louis Boullée, late 18th century, therefore surprising that this ideas still can cause these issues.

Temple to Perspective. City of London.

Tom Greenall proposes a temple, with a single floor, located in the heart of London (City of London). Its 46 meters high representing the 46 million years of Earth's existence, in addition to a meter above the ground the project has a small gold band an inch thick around the base of the temple, which symbolize the short life of the humanity. As we mentioned earlier is a constructible utopia that seeks attention.

The writer and philosoper Alain de Botton comissioned, in 2010, architect Tom Greenall and designer Jordan Hodgson, a collaboration to illustrate his "Religion for Atheist: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion". Tom Greenall said "each chapter is a series of micro-projects through images and renderings," as result of several interviews he had with the author of the book.

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Published on: January 28, 2012
Cite: "Projects Religion for Atheists" METALOCUS. Accessed
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/projects-religion-atheists> ISSN 1139-6415
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