Faith And The Built Environment

Author : Attilo Petruccioli,Khalil K. Pirani
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136851315

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Understanding Islamic Architecture by Attilo Petruccioli,Khalil K. Pirani Pdf

The ongoing debate among practitioners and in academia about the meaning and understanding of Islamic architecture will be energized by this book. It contains essays by architects and academics from various parts of the world which clarify how the carious disciplines of the design profession can be employed to build in the spirit of Islam. Divided into three sections the book covers: *meaning from Faith, which draws meaning from the Islamic faith in order to propose a built environment that is universally beneficial *analysis of History, which examines historical buildings and planning concepts, and suggest how to apply lessons learned to contemporary practice *contemporary Trends, which discusses current trends in architecture, education and socio-economic aspects of various Muslim countries. Illustrated throughout, this book will appeal to students and scholars, practising architects and planners alike.

Author : Sigurd Bergmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351472388

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Theology in Built Environments by Sigurd Bergmann Pdf

Built space is both a physical entity as well as a socially and historically constructed place. It constantly interacts with human beings, affecting their behavior, thinking, and feeling. Doing religious work in a particular environment implies acknowledging the surroundings to be integral to theology itself. The contributors to this volume view buildings, scriptures, conversations, prayers, preaching, artifacts, music and drama, and built and natural surroundings as contributors to a contextual theology. The view of the environment in which religion is practiced as integrated with theology represents not just a new theme but also a necessity if one is to understand religion's own depth. Reflections about space and place and how they reflect and affect religious experience provide a challenge and an urgent necessity for theology. This is particularly important if religious practitioners are to become aware of how theology is given expression in the existential spatiality of life. Can space set theology free? This is a challenging question, one that the editor hopes can be answered, at least in part, in this volume. The diversity of theoretical concepts in aesthetics, cultural theory, and architecture are not regarded as a problem to be solved by constructing one overarching dominant theory. Instead, this diversity is viewed in terms of its positive potential to inspire discourse about theology and aesthetics. In this discourse, theology does not need to become fully dependent on one or another theory, but should always clearly present its criteria for choosing this or that theoretical framework. This volume shows clearly how different modes of design in sacred spaces capture a sense of the religious.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:470535615

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Faith and the Built Environment by Anonim Pdf

Author : Timothy Gorringe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521891442

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A Theology of the Built Environment by Timothy Gorringe Pdf

In this 2002 book, Tim Gorringe reflects theologically on the built environment as a whole.

Author : Suha Özkan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X006006868

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Faith and the Built Environment by Suha Özkan Pdf

Author : Eric O. Jacobsen
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441238696

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The Space Between (Cultural Exegesis) by Eric O. Jacobsen Pdf

The entire material world can be divided between the Natural Environment and the Built Environment. Over the past forty years, the Natural Environment has received more attention of the two, but that is beginning to change. With a renewed interest in "place" within various academic disciplines and the practical issues of rising fuel costs and scarcity of land, the Built Environment has emerged as a coherent and engaging subject for academic and popular consideration. While there is a growing body of work on the Built Environment, very little approaches it from a distinctly Christian perspective. This major new work represents a comprehensive and grounded approach. Employing tools from the field of theology and culture, it demonstrates how looking at the Built Environment through a theological lens provides a unique perspective on questions of beauty, justice, and human flourishing.

Author : Peter Fewings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134086634

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Ethics for the Built Environment by Peter Fewings Pdf

Praise for Construction Project Management by Peter Fewings: "The complexity of the subject matter has at least been reinforced in an informative document with a large helping of common sense ... written in a comprehensive and well structured manner." Building Engineer Magazine Ethics are not an optional extra for the professional in the built environment sector. Whether you're a civil engineer, an architect or a construction project manager, an understanding of the ethical context of your work is an institutional requirement and a commercial demand, not to mention a matter of personal pride. Sometimes, as a construction professional you will be faced with complicated dilemmas, as commercial responsibilities clash with health and safety, environmental or competition concerns. Peter Fewings brings together practical construction project management experience with ethical theory to establish how best to deal with difficult issues.

Author : Anat Geva
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 0415775086

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Sacred Architecture by Anat Geva Pdf

A comprehensive study of the sacred buildings built and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this book offers scholarly discussion with analytical drawings and photographs. These projects represent different periods of Wright's career (from 1886 to 1958), new building technologies, and application of his design concepts as demonstrated in his sacred architecture. This unique contribution will be useful to all those interested in Wright's architecture and theory as well as in sacred architecture.

Author : William R. McAlpine
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608994687

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Sacred Space for the Missional Church by William R. McAlpine Pdf

Sacred Space for the Missional Church examines the strong link between the theology and mission of the Church and the spaces in which and from which that theology and mission are lived out. The author demonstrates that the built environment is not incidental or even subservient to mission. Rather it is a key player in the fulfillment and the communication of that mission. The book begins with a working definition of the missional church, underscoring the connection between God's mission (missio Dei) and the Church's mission. The reader is presented with historical and theological frameworks for sacred space, and reminded of the pivotal role of the built environment in the fulfillment of the mission of the Church. The design and construction of sacred spaces are shown to be fundamentally a theological exercise and not solely a matter of function, pragmatics and fiscal astuteness. The author questions the uncritical application of blanket statements such "form must follow function," and challenges the conviction that it does not matter where worship occurs, only that it occurs. The book addresses genuine concerns such as legitimizing the cost of church buildings and concludes with practical suggestions and essential questions that must be considered in posturing the built environment within the missional praxis of the Church.

Author : T. J. Gorringe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1107414806

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The Common Good and the Global Emergency by T. J. Gorringe Pdf

Planning and architecture have to be understood in relation to climate change and peak oil, and the concept of the common good is key to understanding how important this is. Leading on from his previous book, A Theology of the Built Environment, T. J. Gorringe provides a theoretical and political framework of the common good, applying this to the built environment. This framework is used to discuss and highlight issues regarding place, transport, food and farming, and as such, explains the relation of Christianity to the built world in which we live. Exploring new themes in the context of the concern about climate change and resource depletion, Gorringe provides an innovative account, covering a wide range of source matter and illustrating the connections in modern theology and ethics.

Author : Eric O. Jacobsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture and religion
ISBN : 1441258442

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The Space Between by Eric O. Jacobsen Pdf

A recognized expert employs a theological lens to provide a unique perspective on timely and controversial topics related to the "built environment."

Author : Susan Sinclair,C. H. Bleaney,Pablo García Suárez
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1510 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789004170582

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Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 Vol. Set) by Susan Sinclair,C. H. Bleaney,Pablo García Suárez Pdf

Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.

Author : Halim A. Boussabaine
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architectural design
ISBN : 9781844076406

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Embracing Complexity in the Built Environment by Halim A. Boussabaine Pdf

First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Murray Rae
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1481307630

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Architecture and Theology by Murray Rae Pdf

The dynamic relationship between art and theology continues to fascinate and to challenge, especially when theology addresses art in all of its variety. In Architecture and Theology: The Art of Place, author Murray Rae turns to the spatial arts, especially architecture, to investigate how the art forms engaged in the construction of our built environment relate to Christian faith. Rae does not offer a theology of the spatial arts, but instead engages in a sustained theological conversation with the spatial arts. Because the spatial arts are public, visual, and communal, they wield an immense but easily overlooked influence. Architecture and Theology overcomes this inattention by offering new ways of thinking about the theological importance of space and place in our experience of God, the relation between freedom and law in Christian life, the transformation involved in God's promised new creation, biblical anticipation of the heavenly city, divine presence and absence, the architecture of repentance and remorse, and the relation between space and time. In doing so, Rae finds an ample place for theology amidst the architectural arts.

Author : Sigurd Bergmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351493659

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Religion, Space, and the Environment by Sigurd Bergmann Pdf

Religions often nurture important skills that help believers locate themselves in the world. Religious perceptions, practices, emotions, and beliefs are closely interwoven with the environments from which they emerge. Sigurd Bergmann's driving emphasis here is to explore religion not in relation to, but as a part of the spatiality and movement within the environment from which it arises and is nurtured.Religion, Space, and the Environment emerges from the author's experiences in different places and continents over the past decade. At the book's heart lie the questions of how space, place, and religion amalgamate and how lived space and lived religion influence each other.Bergmann explores how religion and the memory of our past impact our lives in urban spaces; how the sacred geographies in Mayan and northeast Asian lands compare to modern eco-spirituality; and how human images and practices of moving in, with, and through the land are interwoven with the processes of colonization and sacralising, and the practices of power and visions of the sacred, among other topics.