Faith: Spiritual Architecture - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 849693635X ISBN 13 : 9788496936355

Editeur : Loft Publications, 2009

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

What makes a construction holy ? Why has mankind been raising buildings to honor gods since ancient times ? Answering these questions would require various volumes and the participation of anthropologiste, theologians and historians - and even then many questions would probably still need to be settled. Spiritual architecture, like music, images and prayers, contributes to providing another dimension to the religious experience, to finding peace or a moral path. When religious buildings distance themselves from traditional dogmatic structures, offering free spaces for the interpretation of spiritual affairs, they can become modern and open places that promote dialogue and understanding among believers. This is forcing architecte to rethink the uses and functions of new churches and temples and to bear in mind the social changes related with different sects. In this volume we present diverse buildings, including small chapels, large temples where different cuits can meet and mediation spaces, which are ail places for worship and reflection and which also help shore up the concepts of community and group.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The role that religion has played in the development of art and architecture is unquestionable. The religious factor is as old as humanity itself and throughout history constructions have been erected with the aim of extolling the gods. Everyone has heard of examples such as the Egyptian or Aztec pyramids, the Christian cathedrals or mosques like the famous Blue Mosque.These are all examples of sacred buildings which also
represent an undeniable artistic and architectural value. The construction of religious buildings seems to have been forgotten by the masses and replaced by other more modern and popular architectural typologies, such as public or corporate architecture. These pages show recent projects that will bring us closer to contemporary religious architecture.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Loft Publications
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 849693635X
• ISBN 13: 9788496936355
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Paredes Cristina