Architecture, culture, and spirituality / edited by Thomas Barrie, North Carolina State University, USA, Julio Bermudez, the Catholic University of America, USA, Phillip James Tabb, Texas A & M University, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barrie, Thomas, editor.

Bermúdez, Julio Cesar, editor.

Tabb, Phillip, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality in architecture.

Architecture and society.

Physical Description:

xix, 249 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2015]

Summary:

Architecture has long been understood as a cultural discipline able to articulate the human condition and lift the human spirit, yet the spirituality of architecture is rarely directly addressed in academic scholarship. The seventeen chapters provide a diverse range of perspectives, grouped according to topical themes: Being in the World; Sacred, Secular, and the Contemporary Condition; Symbolic Engagements; Sacred Landscapes; and Spirituality and the Designed Environment. Even though the authors' approach the subject from a range of disciplines and theoretical positions, all share interests in the need to rediscover, redefine, or reclaim the sacred in everyday experience, scholarly analysis, and design.--Publisher website.

Contents:

Being in the World

Sacred, Secular, and the Contemporary Condition

Symbolic Engagements

Sacred Landscapes

Spirituality and the Designed Environment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472441713

1472441710

OCLC:

905801863

Publisher Number:

99975434293