Faith. Spiritual architecture

Paredes Benitez, Cristina

Brossura

ISBN 10: 849693635X ISBN 13: 9788496936355

Casa editrice: Logos, 2009

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.

L'autore:

Religiöse Architektur heute muss die Funktion der Bauten in einer veränderten gesellschaftlichen Umgebung mitdenken. Die Gebäude haben verschiedene spezifische Funktionen zu erfüllen. Dieses Buch stellt christliche, islamische, jüdische und buddhistische Sakralbauten in Bangladesh, Chile, Deutschland, Finnland, Frankreich, Italien, Japan, Kasachstan, Mexiko, den Niederlanden, in Spanien, Österreich und USA vor. Mit einem Architektenverzeichnis im Anhang. Die Herausgeberin veröffentlicht Architekturbücher in verschiedenen Verlagen, darunter Wasser-Oasen (DVA 2008)

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

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.These pages show recent projects that will bring us closer to contemporary religious architecture.