Transcending architecture : contemporary views on sacred space / edited by Julio Bermudez ; foreword by Randall Ott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bermúdez, Julio Cesar, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred space.

Architecture and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The Catholic University of America Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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Contents:

Light, silence, and spirituality in architecture and art / Juhani Pallasmaa

The domestic and the numinous in sacred architecture / Thomas Barrie

Nature, healing, and the numinous / Rebecca Krinke

From bioregional to reverential urbanism / Maged Senbel

The risk of the ineffable / Karla Cavarra Britton

Le Corbusier at the Parthenon / Julio Bermudez

The Christian church building / Kevin Seasoltz

Ecclesial architecture and image in a postmodern age / Mark E. Wedig

Spirituality, social justice, and the built environment / Micheal J. Sheridan

Ritual, belief, and meaning in the production of sacred space / Sue Ann Taylor

Architectural catalysts to contemplation / Lindsay Jones

Transcending aesthetics / Karsten Harries

Calling forth the numinous in architecture / Michael J. Crosbie

Elemental simplicity / Suzane Reatig

Transcendence, where hast thou gone? / Duncan G. Stroik

Architectural quests into the numinous / Travis Price

Reaching for the numinous / Richard S. Vosko

Exploring transcendence / Thomas Walton.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-8132-2680-5

OCLC:

904033538