Modern Architecture And The Sacred

Author : Ross Anderson,Maximilian Sternberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781350098718

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This edited volume, Modern Architecture and the Sacred, presents a timely reappraisal of the manifold engagements that modern architecture has had with 'the sacred'. It comprises fourteen individual chapters arranged in three thematic sections – Beginnings and Transformations of the Modern Sacred; Buildings for Modern Worship; and Semi-Sacred Settings in the Cultural Topography of Modernity. The first interprets the intellectual and artistic roots of modern ideas of the sacred in the post-Enlightenment period and tracks the transformation of these in architecture over time. The second studies the ways in which organized religion responded to the challenges of the new modern self-understanding, and then the third investigates the ways that abstract modern notions of the sacred have been embodied in the ersatz sacred contexts of theatres, galleries, memorials and museums. While centring on Western architecture during the decisive period of the first half of the 20th century – a time that takes in the early musings on spirituality by some of the avant-garde in defiance of Sachlichkeit and the machine aesthetic – the volume also considers the many-varied appropriations of sacrality that architects have made up to the present day, and also in social and cultural contexts beyond the West.

Author : Ross Anderson,Maximilian Sternberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Architecture and religion
ISBN : 1350098736

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Author : Ross Anderson,Maximilian Sternberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781350098725

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Modern Architecture and the Sacred by Ross Anderson,Maximilian Sternberg Pdf

This edited volume, Modern Architecture and the Sacred, presents a timely reappraisal of the manifold engagements that modern architecture has had with 'the sacred'. It comprises fourteen individual chapters arranged in three thematic sections – Beginnings and Transformations of the Modern Sacred; Buildings for Modern Worship; and Semi-Sacred Settings in the Cultural Topography of Modernity. The first interprets the intellectual and artistic roots of modern ideas of the sacred in the post-Enlightenment period and tracks the transformation of these in architecture over time. The second studies the ways in which organized religion responded to the challenges of the new modern self-understanding, and then the third investigates the ways that abstract modern notions of the sacred have been embodied in the ersatz sacred contexts of theatres, galleries, memorials and museums. While centring on Western architecture during the decisive period of the first half of the 20th century – a time that takes in the early musings on spirituality by some of the avant-garde in defiance of Sachlichkeit and the machine aesthetic – the volume also considers the many-varied appropriations of sacrality that architects have made up to the present day, and also in social and cultural contexts beyond the West.

Author : James Pallister
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0714868957

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Sacred Spaces by James Pallister Pdf

A ground‐breaking and enlightening exploration of the structures which elevate architecture to spirituality. Sacred Spaces showcases 30 of the most breath‐taking, innovative, iconic and undiscovered examples of contemporary religious architecture, including work by well‐known architects alongside emerging designers. Spanning all major religions and places of worship from intimate, reflective chapels and cemeteries to dramatic cathedrals and memorials, Sacred Spaces documents each project with lavish‐in‐depth photography and drawings and texts by James Pallister that provide a modern historical context. An inspiring collection and thorough survey, the buildings in Sacred Spaces will appeal to architects and designers as well as the general public intrigued by creative culture, religion and spirituality.

Author : Anat Geva
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351665339

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Modernism and American Mid-20th Century Sacred Architecture by Anat Geva Pdf

Mid-20th century sacred architecture in America sought to bridge modernism with religion by abstracting cultural and faith traditions and pushing the envelope in the design of houses of worship. Modern architects embraced the challenges of creating sacred spaces that incorporated liturgical changes, evolving congregations, modern architecture, and innovations in building technology. The book describes the unique context and design aspects of the departure from historicism, and the renewal of heritage and traditions with ground-breaking structural features, deliberate optical effects and modern aesthetics. The contributions, from a pre-eminent group of scholars and practitioners from the US, Australia, and Europe are based on original archival research, historical documents, and field visits to the buildings discussed. Investigating how the authority of the divine was communicated through new forms of architectural design, these examinations map the materiality of liturgical change and communal worship during the mid-20th century.

Author : Herbert Bangs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781620550519

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The Return of Sacred Architecture by Herbert Bangs Pdf

An inspirational call for a return to the tenets of traditional architecture as a remedy for the dehumanizing standards of modern architecture • Explains how modern architecture is emblematic of our current estrangement from the spiritual principles that shaped humanity’s greatest civilizations • Reveals how the ancient laws of sacred proportion and harmony can be restored The ugly buildings that characterize the modern landscape are inferior not only to the great cathedrals of medieval Europe and the temples of ancient Egypt and Greece, but even to lesser buildings of the more recent past. The great masterworks of our ancestors spoke to humanity’s higher nature. Architect Herbert Bangs reveals how today’s dysfunctional buildings bring out the worst in humanity, reinforcing that which is most base within us. He shows how, through the ancient laws of proportion and number, architecture once expressed the harmonious relationship between man and the cosmos. In early times, the architect worked within a sacred and esoteric tradition of creating structures through which human beings could gain insight into the nature of the divine reality. Today, that tradition has been abandoned in favor of narrowly defined utilitarian principles of efficiency and economy. In The Return of Sacred Architecture, Bangs provides the key to freeing architecture from the crude functionality of the twentieth century: the architects of the modern human landscape must find the deep-felt connection to the cosmos that guided the inner lives of those who built the temples of the past. The form of their buildings will then reflect the sacred patterns of geometry and proportion and bring forth greater harmony in the world.

Author : Kate Jordan,Ayla Lepine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351043700

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Modern Architecture and Religious Communities, 1850-1970 by Kate Jordan,Ayla Lepine Pdf

Social groups formed around shared religious beliefs encountered significant change and challenges between the 1860s and the 1970s. This book is the first collection of essays of its kind to take a broad, thematically-driven case study approach to this genre of architecture and its associated visual culture and communal experience. Examples range from Nuns’ holy spaces celebrating the life of St Theresa of Lisieux to utopian American desert communities and their reliance on the philosophy of Teilhard de Chardin. Modern religious architecture converses with a broad spectrum of social, anthropological, cultural and theological discourses and the authors engage with them rigorously and innovatively. As such, new readings of sacred spaces offer new angles and perspectives on some of the dominant narratives of the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries: empire, urban expansion, pluralism and modernity. In a post-traditional landscape, religious architecture suggests expansive ways of exploring themes including nostalgia and revivalism; engineering and technological innovation; prayer and spiritual experimentation; and the beauty of holiness for a brave new world. Shaped by the tensions and anxieties of the modern era and powerfully expressed in the space and material culture of faith, the architecture presented here creates a set of new turning points in the history of the built environment.

Author : Julio Cesar Bermúdez
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813226798

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Transcending Architecture by Julio Cesar Bermúdez Pdf

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Author : A. T. Mann
Publisher : Element Books, Limited
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture and cosmology
ISBN : UCSC:32106012694177

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Sacred Architecture by A. T. Mann Pdf

The sterility of modern architecture testifies to the loss of the sense of the sacred, which was a part of all buildings in early times. In this volume, Mann attempts to institute a revival of the saced view through the use of words and images which represent a recovery of our collective heritage and a reawakening of our spiritual awareness. Over 100 color photographs.

Author : Lindsay Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture and religion
ISBN : UCSD:31822028677219

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The Hermeneutics of Sacred Architecture by Lindsay Jones Pdf

The two volumes of this investigation into how we perceive sacred architecture propose an original interpretation of built environments as ritual-architectural events. Exploring the world's cultures and religious traditions, Volume One maps out patterned responses to sacred architecture according to the human experience, mechanism, interpretation, and comparison of architecture. Volume Two, an exercise in comparative morphology, offers a comprehensive framework of ritual-architectural priorities by looking at architecture as orientation, as commemoration, and as ritual context.

Author : Duncan Stroik
Publisher : Liturgy Training Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Catholic church buildings
ISBN : 9781595250377

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The Church Building as a Sacred Place by Duncan Stroik Pdf

This collection of twenty-three essays by Duncan Stroik shows the development and consistency of his architectural vision. Packed with informative essays and over 170 photographs, this collection clearly articulates the Church’s architectural tradition.

Author : Henry Plummer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Church architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822038744306

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Cosmos of Light by Henry Plummer Pdf

One of the great visionaries and pioneers of modern architecture, Le Corbusier was a master of light, declaring it both a fundamental basis of architecture and the key to personal well-being. In this portfolio of 160 photographs taken over 40 years, Henry Plummer captures Le Corbusier's inspired use of natural light in three of his greatest achievements: the small pilgrimage chapel at Ronchamp, the Dominican monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette, and the parish church of Saint-Pierre in Firminy-Vert, all in France. In these modest religious works Le Corbusier deploys light to create enchanted, emotionally charged spaces wedded to the cosmic rhythm of sunlight and season. Cosmos of Light reveals how the artist reimagined sacred space and charted new ways that buildings can both reveal and inhabit the universe around them.

Author : Mark A. Torgerson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780802832092

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An Architecture of Immanence by Mark A. Torgerson Pdf

Torgerson begins by discussing God's transcendence and immanence and showing how church architecture has traditionally interpreted these key concepts. He then traces the theological roots of immanence's priority from liberal theology and liturgical innovation to modern architecture. Next, Torgerson illustrates this new architecture of immanence through particular practitioners, focusing especially on the work of theologically savvy architect Edward Anders Sövik. Finally, he addresses the future of church architecture as congregations are buffeted by the twin forces of liturgical change and postmodernism.

Author : Phyllis Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : UCSD:31822033204769

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New Spiritual Architecture by Phyllis Richardson Pdf

"New Spiritual Architecture looks at ways in which contemporary architects are approaching religious or meditative space. The book focuses on churches, chapels, temples, synagogues and mosques that have been built in the last few years and that represent a late-twentieth/early-twenty-first century aesthetic. These buildings demonstrate how new ideas and developments in urban, domestic and public architecture are being used to inform design that is intended for inspiration, worship or meditation. The text discusses the ways in which architects manipulate light and space and considers the placement of these buildings in their surroundings. Following a brief introduction, the book explores the following five themes: New Traditions, Interventions, Retreats, Grand Icons, and Modest Magnificence. It includes 200 full-color illustrations and 100 line drawings."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anat Geva
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000863710

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Water and Sacred Architecture by Anat Geva Pdf

This edited book examines architectural representations that tie water, as a physical and symbolic property, with the sacred. The discussion centers on two levels of this relationship: how water influenced the sacredness of buildings across history and different religions; and how sacred architecture expressed the spiritual meaning of water. The volume deliberately offers original material on various unique contextual and design aspects of water and sacred architecture, rather than an attempt to produce a historic chronological analysis on the topic or focusing on a specific geographical region. As such, this unique volume adds a new dimension to the study of sacred architecture. The book’s chapters are compiled by a stellar group of scholars and practitioners from the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It addresses major aspects of water in religious buildings, such as, rituals, pilgrimage, water as a cultural material and place-making, hydro systems, modern practices, environmental considerations, the contribution of water to transforming secular into sacred, and future digital/cyber context of water and sacredness. All chapters are based on original archival studies, historical documents, and field visits to the sites and buildings. These examinations show water as an expression of architectural design, its materiality, and its spiritual values. The book will be of interest to architects, historians, environmentalists, archaeologists, religious scholars, and preservationists.