The Jubilee Church in Rome's Tor Tre Teste district was designed by Richard Meier, who won a 1996 competition that included Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava and Tadao Ando. The text calls it the crown jewel of the Vicariate of Rome's Millennium project, and it was completed in 2003. The infobox lists a Modern style and concrete as the material.
The south side has three large curved walls of precast concrete, shaped as segments of spheres and designed to look like a ship. The concrete is coated with a titanium dioxide cement meant to break down air pollutants, and Meier says its thermal mass reduces peak heating and cooling loads. The article does not verify either claim.
The precinct includes the church and a community center serving about 8,000 residents, a northeast terrace, a northwest recreation court and a west parking area. The article gives no dimensions or access details.
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