Our Story...
Many years ago, principal Ed Rahme saw an image of the Sun Dagger.
The Sun Dagger is a stone glyph in the American southwest. It is a spiral carved into stone concealed by three boulders. At certain times of year light enters between the boulders and a slice of light appears on the glyph. At the summer solstice, the slice of light bisects the the glyph.
For Ed, this image was powerful. It helped him understand that architecture is where the Earth and the Heavens come together to form a single powerful composition.
Around the world many cultures and many people have built structures that address the movement of the Earth, Sun, Wind and Stars. This desire tells a wonderful story of our desire to unite with the heavens.
The work of Ed Rahme and THINK Architecture focuses on finding these connections - connections to the local site, connections to the rising and setting sun… we search for connections that help us experience the unity of the Earth and the Heavens.
We believe that these connections remind us of who we are and what we value.
The Sun Dagger is a stone glyph in the American southwest. It is a spiral carved into stone concealed by three boulders. At certain times of year light enters between the boulders and a slice of light appears on the glyph. At the summer solstice, the slice of light bisects the the glyph.
For Ed, this image was powerful. It helped him understand that architecture is where the Earth and the Heavens come together to form a single powerful composition.
Around the world many cultures and many people have built structures that address the movement of the Earth, Sun, Wind and Stars. This desire tells a wonderful story of our desire to unite with the heavens.
The work of Ed Rahme and THINK Architecture focuses on finding these connections - connections to the local site, connections to the rising and setting sun… we search for connections that help us experience the unity of the Earth and the Heavens.
We believe that these connections remind us of who we are and what we value.
EGYPT
The Temple of Abu Simbel known as "The Temple of Ramesses, Beloved by Amun" is a temple carved into the face of a mountain in southern Egypt. On October 21 and February 21, the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculptures on the back wall, except for the statue of Ptah, the god connected with the Underworld, who always remained in the dark.
THE YUCATAN
The Temple of Kukulkan (the Feathered Serpent) , or El Castillo, in the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza, is a stepped pyramid oriented on the four cardinal points of the compass - north, south, east and west.
As the sun sets on the Summer Solstice the shadow of the Feathered Serpent slithers down the steps to the base of the pyramid towards the head of the serpent.
IRELAND
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument located in Ireland. It dates to approximately 3200B.C.
The site consists of a large circular mound with a stone passageway and interior chambers. The mound has a retaining wall at the front and is ringed by engraved kerbstones. There is no agreement about what the site was used for, but it has been speculated that it had religious significance – it is aligned with the rising sun and its light floods the chamber on the winter solstice sunrise.