Designing Sacred Spaces

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-367-02831-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 572 g

Sacred spaces exemplify some of the most exciting and challenging architecture today. Designing Sacred Spaces tells the inside story of seven architecture firms and their approaches to designing churches, mosques, synagogues and temples, monasteries and retreats. Twenty beautifully illustrated case studies located in Asia, Europe, and North America are showcased alongside discussions with the designers into concept and design development, materiality, and spatial analysis. Complementing these are essays on the cultural, historical, and theoretical meaning and importance of sacred spaces. By exploring the way we see religion and how we understand secular and sacred space, Designing Sacred Spaces reveals how we see ourselves and how we see others. A tour-de-force of first-person narratives, research, and illustrations, this book is a vital desk reference.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wing, Sherin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Sakralbauten
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. New Terms 3. Architectural History and Historiography 4. Architecture Construction of Identity Part 2: Churches 5. Arcari + Iovino Architects 6. hMa (Hanrahan Meyers Architects) 7. Kris Yao Artech 8. Makespace Architects 9. OOPEAA (Office for Peripheral Architecture) Part 3: Reconceptualizing Space 10. Conceptualizing Space 11. Geography and Space 12. Archaeology and Space Part 4: Monasteries 13. Michael Rotondi Architects 14. Kris Yao Artech Part 5: The Construction of Religious Spaces 15. Constructing Religious Space 16. Symbols and Space 17. Project Sites Part 6: Retreats 18. hMa 19. Imbue Design 20. Michael Rotondi Architects Part 7: Understanding Religions Through Architecture 21. Religious Traditions, an Overview in Architecture 22. Buddhism 23. Christianity 24. Islam 25. Judaism Part 8: Biographies and Observations 26. Arcari + Iovino Architects, Edward Arcari and Anthony Iovino 27. hMa, Victoria Meyers 28. Imbue Design, Hunter Gunderson, Matthew Swindel and Christopher Talvy 29. Makespace Architects, Shahed Saleem 30. OOPEAA, Anssi Lassila 31. Roto Architects, Michael Rotondi Acknowledgments Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sherin Wing received her Ph.D. in the Humanities from UCLA, USA. In addition to being a published scholar, she also writes for several publications including Architecture Magazine, ArchDaily.com, the Huffington Post, and Metropolis Magazine on a wide range of issues surrounding the cultural, economic, and social aspects of architecture.