Is Religious Architecture Still Relevant"
Some of the greatest architectural works throughout history have been the result of religion, driven by the need to construct spaces where humanity could be one step closer to a higher power. With more people choosing a secular lifestyle than ever before, are the effects that these buildings convey?timelessness, awe, silence and devotion, what Louis Kahn called the ?immeasurable? and Le Corbusier called the ?ineffable??no longer relevant"
Salisbury Cathedral. Image© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/cathedraljack/37235357646'>Flickr user JackPeasePhotography</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'>CC BY 2.0</a>
Some of the greatest architectural works throughout history have been the result of religion, driven by the need to construct spaces where humanity could be one step closer to a higher power. With more people choosing a secular lifestyle than ever before, are the effects that these buildings convey?timelessness, awe, silence and devotion, what Louis Kahn called the ?immeasurable? and Le Corbusier called the ?ineffable??no longer relevant"With the Vatican?s proposal for the 2018 Venice Biennale, described as ?a sort of pilgrimage that is not only religious but also secular,? it is clear that the role of "religious" spaces is changing from the iconography of organized religion to ambiguous spaces that reflect the idea of "spirituality" as a whol...
Salisbury Cathedral. Image© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/cathedraljack/37235357646'>Flickr user JackPeasePhotography</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'>CC BY 2.0</a>
Some of the greatest architectural works throughout history have been the result of religion, driven by the need to construct spaces where humanity could be one step closer to a higher power. With more people choosing a secular lifestyle than ever before, are the effects that these buildings convey?timelessness, awe, silence and devotion, what Louis Kahn called the ?immeasurable? and Le Corbusier called the ?ineffable??no longer relevant"With the Vatican?s proposal for the 2018 Venice Biennale, described as ?a sort of pilgrimage that is not only religious but also secular,? it is clear that the role of "religious" spaces is changing from the iconography of organized religion to ambiguous spaces that reflect the idea of "spirituality" as a whol...
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