Nothingness Tadao Ando S Christian Sacred Space

Author : Jin Baek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134020621

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Nothingness: Tadao Ando's Christian Sacred Space by Jin Baek Pdf

Based around an interview with Tadao Ando, this book explores the influence of the Buddhist concept of nothingness on Ando’s Christian architecture, and sheds new light on the cultural significance of the buildings of one of the world’s leading contemporary architects. Specifically, this book situates Ando’s churches, particularly his world-renowned Church of the Light (1989), within the legacy of nothingness expounded by Kitaro Nishida (1870-1945), the father of the Kyoto Philosophical School. Linking Ando’s Christian architecture with a philosophy originating in Mahayana Buddhism illuminates the relationship between the two religious systems, as well as tying Ando’s architecture to the influence of Nishida on post-war Japanese art and culture.

Author : Jin Baek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134020614

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Nothingness: Tadao Ando's Christian Sacred Space by Jin Baek Pdf

Based around an interview with Tadao Ando, this book explores the influence of the Buddhist concept of nothingness on Ando’s Christian architecture, and sheds new light on the cultural significance of the buildings of one of the world’s leading contemporary architects. Specifically, this book situates Ando’s churches, particularly his world-renowned Church of the Light (1989), within the legacy of nothingness expounded by Kitaro Nishida (1870-1945), the father of the Kyoto Philosophical School. Linking Ando’s Christian architecture with a philosophy originating in Mahayana Buddhism illuminates the relationship between the two religious systems, as well as tying Ando’s architecture to the influence of Nishida on post-war Japanese art and culture.

Author : Randall S. Lindstrom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000347722

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Kenosis Creativity Architecture by Randall S. Lindstrom Pdf

Kenosis Creativity Architecture locates and explores creativity’s grounding in the ancient concept of kenosis, the “emptying” that allows creativity to happen; that makes appearance possible. It concretises that grounding through architecture—a primal expression of human creativity—critically examining, for the first time, kenotic instantiations evidenced in four iconic, international projects; works by Kahn, Pei, Ando, and Libeskind. Then, in a final turn, the potentiality of architecture’s own emptying is probed. Architect and author Randall Lindstrom draws on Western and Eastern philosophy, including that of Heidegger, Levinas, Derrida, Vattimo, Nishida, and Nishitani, as well as on the theology of Christianity, Judaism, and aspects of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. Every chapter expands the argument that, if responsiveness to our world is taken seriously—if proper and sustainable responses are to be realised—then a deeper understanding of creativity, and so kenosis, is essential. This book opens-up a way of thinking about creativity and humanity’s readiness to be creative. It thereby presents a crucial enquiry—at the nexus of architecture, philosophy, and theology—for researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, and practitioners alike.

Author : Carol Anderson,Thomas Cattoi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000637281

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The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies by Carol Anderson,Thomas Cattoi Pdf

Buddhist-Christian dialogue has a long and complex history that stretches back to the first centuries of the common era. Comprising 42 international and disciplinarily diverse chapters, this volume begins by setting up a framework for examining the nature of Buddhist-Christian interreligious dialogue, discussing how research in this area has been conducted in the past and considering future theoretical directions. Subsequent chapters delve into: important episodes in the history of Buddhist-Christian dialogue; contemporary conversations such as monastic interreligious dialogue, multiple religious identity, and dual religious practice; and Buddhist-Christian cooperation in social justice, social engagement, pastoral care, and interreligious education settings. The volume closes with a section devoted to comparative and constructive explorations of different speculative themes that range from the theological to the philosophical or experiential. This handbook explores how the study of Buddhist-Christian relations has been and ought to be done. The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies is essential reading for researchers and students interested in Buddhist-Christian studies, Asian religions, and interreligious relationships. It will be of interest to those in fields such as anthropology, political science, theology, and history.

Author : Kenneth Frampton
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 1161 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780500775929

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Modern Architecture: A Critical History (Fifth) (World of Art) by Kenneth Frampton Pdf

An extensively revised and updated edition of a bestselling classic on modern architecture and its origins by Kenneth Frampton. Kenneth Frampton’s highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has been a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Starting with the cultural developments since 1750 that drove the modern movement, moving through the creation of modern architecture, and exploring the effects of globalization and the phenomenon of international celebrity architects, this book is the definitive history of modern architecture. For this extensively revised and updated fifth edition of Modern Architecture, Frampton added new chapters exploring the ongoing modernist tradition in architecture while also examining the varied responses to the urgent need to build more sustainably and create structures that will withstand changing climates. This new edition features completely redesigned interiors and an updated and expanded bibliography, making this volume more indispensable than ever.

Author : Duncan Bell,Bernardo Zacka
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350103757

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Political Theory and Architecture by Duncan Bell,Bernardo Zacka Pdf

What can political theory teach us about architecture, and what can it learn from paying closer attention to architecture? The essays assembled in this volume begin from a common postulate: that architecture is not merely a backdrop to political life but a political force in its own right. Each in their own way, they aim to give countenance to that claim, and to show how our thinking about politics can be enriched by reflecting on the built environment. The collection advances four lines of inquiry, probing the connection between architecture and political regimes; examining how architecture can be constitutive of the ethical and political realm; uncovering how architecture is enmeshed in logics of governmentality and in the political economy of the city; and asking to what extent we can think of architecture-tributary as it is to the flows of capital-as a partially autonomous social force. Taken together, the essays demonstrate the salience of a range of political theoretical approaches for the analysis of architecture, and show that architecture deserves a place as an object of study in political theory, alongside institutions, laws, norms, practices, imaginaries, and discourses.

Author : Mark R. Cruvellier,Bjorn N. Sandaker,Luben Dimcheff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351558099

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Model Perspectives: Structure, Architecture and Culture by Mark R. Cruvellier,Bjorn N. Sandaker,Luben Dimcheff Pdf

This book contains a unique collection of various perspectives on the relationship between structures and the forms and spaces of architecture. As such it provides students and professionals alike with an essential sourcebook that can be mined for visual inspiration as well as for textually rich and authoritative insight into the links between structure, architecture, and cultural context. The chapters address fundamental structural elements and systems: columns, walls, beams, trusses, frames, tensile structures, arches, domes and shells. Each chapter is subdivided into two parts: • The essays – introduce the chapters with the reprinting of a curated set of essays and excerpts by various authors that uniquely address how particular structural elements or systems relate in essential fashion to architectural design concepts. • The model studies – physical models of the overall structural systems of several notable contemporary buildings from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia are illustrated with large photographs, detail close-ups, and views of their external forms and internal spaces that establish the exceptional qualities of these projects in connecting structural form to architectural design objectives. Mosaic layouts complete the chapters with a collection of photographs of yet more models whose particular details and unique features serve to extend the visual repertoire of the structural type being considered. The combination, juxtaposition and mutual positive reinforcement of these two collections, one largely textual and the other image based, provides the reader with unique and multifaceted insights into how structural forms and systems can be related to architectural design intentions. Conveyed by a strong and deliberate graphical design format, this assembly of materials gets to the very essence of structures within the context of architecture, and will inspire students and practitioners alike to make strategic design decisions for their own projects.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : China
ISBN : MINN:31951P01163593W

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China Review International by Anonim Pdf

Author : John D. Duncan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0990347745

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Sacred Space by John D. Duncan Pdf

Sacred Space is a book for those who feel bottle-necked, overloaded, trapped... in other words-all of us. If your soul has been damaged by an overloaded schedule, an over-technologized mind that pushed aside time for the sacred, and an over-hyped consumer church that marginalized the sacred (Christ, the cross and the resurrection) you will find help on these pages. We need to slow down and make room for sacred space to renew our vision for life and our enthusiasm for living for Christ. The damaged soul can only find renewal when time given to the sacred opens hearts and minds to the joy of Christ. Be still and know that He is God. Author: John Duncan is a pastor, scholar, husband, and father. As you read his books, his love for reading will become apparent. His favorite places to travel include Cambridge, England, the North Carolina mountains, and any beach with sand and water. John is a huge sports fan, especially of teams in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. His writing focuses on three elements: spiritual focus, nature, and the classics.

Author : Julio Cesar Bermúdez
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813226798

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Transcending Architecture by Julio Cesar Bermúdez Pdf

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Author : Andrea Simitch,Val Warke
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781627880480

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The Language of Architecture by Andrea Simitch,Val Warke Pdf

DIVLearning a new discipline is similar to learning a new language; in order to master the foundation of architecture, you must first master the basic building blocks of its language – the definitions, function, and usage. Language of Architecture provides students and professional architects with the basic elements of architectural design, divided into twenty-six easy-to-comprehend chapters. This visual reference includes an introductory, historical view of the elements, as well as an overview of how these elements can and have been used across multiple design disciplines./divDIV /divDIVWhether you’re new to the field or have been an architect for years, you’ll want to flip through the pages of this book throughout your career and use it as the go-to reference for inspiration, ideas, and reminders of how a strong knowledge of the basics allows for meaningful, memorable, and beautiful fashions that extend beyond trends./divDIV /divDIVThis comprehensive learning tool is the one book you’ll want as a staple in your library./divDIV /div

Author : Alban Janson,Florian Tigges
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783034608923

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Fundamental Concepts of Architecture by Alban Janson,Florian Tigges Pdf

Architecture is an experience – with the intellect and with all our senses, in motion, and in use. But in order to actually discuss and assess it with relevance, a clarification of terms is essential in order to avoid the vagueness that often prevails when talking about architecture. This dictionary provides a vocabulary that allows the architecture discourse to go beyond the declaration of constructive relationships or the description of architectonic forms in familiar terms like “roof,” “base,” “wall,” and “axis” or “proportion”. The point is to describe the experience of architecture: how exactly does it contribute to the experience of a situation? For instance, the staging of an entrance situation, or the layout and visitor routes through a museum. From “context,” through “guidance,” “readability,” “patina,” “spatial structure,” “symmetry” and “tectonics,” to “width” (and “narrowness”) or “window,” the most important terms in architectural language are explained precisely and in detail.

Author : Ruth Baumeister,Sang Lee
Publisher : 010 Publishers
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789064505669

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The Domestic and the Foreign in Architecture by Ruth Baumeister,Sang Lee Pdf

For centuries, across nations, dialogue between the domestic and the foreign has affected and transformed architecture. Today these dialogues have become highly intensified. The Domestic and the Foreign in Architecture examines how these exchanges manifest themselves in contemporary architecture, in terms of its aesthetic potential and its practice, which, in turn, are impacted by broad economic, cultural and political issues. This book traces how diverse cultural encounters inevitably modify conventional categories, standards and codes of architecture, such as domestic identity, its political and economic representations and the negotiations with what is deemed foreign. Theoretical reflections by distinguished scholars are accompanied by interviews with some of the most influential architects practicing today, as well as stunning visual presentations by professional photographers.

Author : Simon Unwin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136955051

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Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand by Simon Unwin Pdf

Have you ever wondered how the ideas behind the world’s greatest architectural designs came about? What process does an architect go through to design buildings which become world-renowned for their excellence? This book reveals the secrets behind these buildings. He asks you to ‘read’ the building and understand its starting point by analyzing its final form. Through the gradual revelations made by an understanding of the thinking behind the form, you learn a unique methodology which can be used every time you look at any building.

Author : Thomas Mical
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780415325196

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Surrealism and Architecture by Thomas Mical Pdf

Twenty-one essays examining the relationship of surrealist thought to architectural theory and practice.