With the three major world religions have all laid claims to the city, it's certainly not one to miss if you
love religious architecture.
As Cram himself remarked in the introduction to the 1924 edition of his Church Building: «There is nothing in the early editions that the author would retract... unless perhaps it were the rather narrow enthusiasm for the latest phase of English Gothic as the sole basis
of religious architecture so desired at the time.
American religious historian Peter Williams» Houses of God is an impressively broad and well - written illustrated survey of
American religious architecture and the circumstances of its creation.
He is also the author of two books
on religious architecture: Architecture for the Gods and Architecture for the Gods, Book II, published by Images Publishing Group.
They are also used
in religious architecture, such as the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine in Jerusalem, Israel; and the Florence Cathedral, a Catholic church in Florence, Italy.
From golden cities with esteemed academic histories, to the cobbled streets of remote villages we can arrange itineraries that include some of Europe's finest art,
spectacular religious architecture and ancient relics from the Roman era, as well as authentic gastronomic experiences such as Jamón serrano and Rioja wine.
To anyone who does not share Williams» unarticulated but evident assumption that novelty is a primary and authenticating architectural virtue, or his equanimity in the face of the truly dreadful state of
postwar religious architecture, Houses of God is irenic in the extreme.
Another is Gilardi House, widely recognized as one of the few commendable examples of
contemporary religious architecture, and one of the last projects of Barragán, designed it for art collector Francisco Gilardi.
Casebere's exhibition is comprised of new images inspired by both secular and
religious architecture from the geographical area of the Levant in the Middle East.
Last year's prize was won by Elizabeth Prize for her video installation The Woolworths Choir of 1979, a multilayered film which weaved together the story of a fire in Manchester
with religious architecture and pop music performances.
Houses of God should appeal to a general audience, as well as to historians ignorant of
American religious architecture and architects ignorant of American church history.
It was, in fact, a radically new take
on religious architecture, as well as an emblem of the increasing integration of Jews into American society.
This style
of religious architecture had a lasting effect on the architecture of New England and other kinds of buildings — schoolhouses, town halls, libraries, even factories and mills.
Each of these projects contains some element of the timeless nature of
religious architecture — ethereal light, transcendent acoustics, substantive materials crafted by artisans, symbols that speak across ages and cultures.
The Mayas influenced the Spanish colonists»
religious architecture.
In addition to the analysis of
the religious architecture and Maya dwellings, he carried out three archaeological surveys in the area of Espiritu Santo Bay in Mexico.
With stunning beaches, rugged mountains and incredible historical and
religious architecture, Bali is definitely one of the most picturesque and interesting places I've visited.
It is the oldest city with a fascinating history where numerous styles of
religious architecture can be found such as the Iglesia de San Juan de Barbalos convents of Santa Teresa and Las Claras.
I've always liked churches and
religious architecture in...
Her work includes but is by no means limited to urban exploration and remapping, psychogeography, gender, tiny things,
religious architecture, and «inventive baking.»
He captures this belief in his work, which presents traditional subjects, such as classical and
religious architecture, alongside modern ones.
SB: I feel very drawn to
religious architecture, poetic spaces, sacred spaces and monumental historic places.
Physically they represent buildings but emotionally they are
religious architecture and in equal measure baffle and enlighten people.