A Comparative Essay: Sacred Architecture Through the Ages

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A COMPARATIVE ESSAY: SACRED ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE AGES Chapel of Saint Ignatius | Lutheran Church Inge Raubenheimer HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 2 (HATA2)2011 APG1005S TABLE OF CONTENTS Description | Page number | Introduction | 1 | Lutheran church description | 1 | Chapel of Saint Ignatius | 2 | Chapter 1: Design Process | 3 | Chapter 2: Different religions | 4 | Chapter 3: The architect | 5 | Chapter 4: Style | 6 | Conclusion | 7 | Thought piece | 7 | References | 8 | A COMPARATIVE ESSAY: SACRED ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE AGES “Wittingly or unwittingly every design for council estates, every barrio, every skyscraper and every church, expresses a view of the human, embodies an ethic”1 -Timothy Gorringe in A Theology of the Built Environment Typical church layout Typical church layout The history of architecture is more concerned with religious buildings than any other type, because in most cultures the universal and exalted appeal of religion made the church the most expressive, the most lasting and the most influential building in any society2. Church design has undergone drastic changes over centuries, partly by innovation and partly by simulating other architectural styles. Church design has evolved by responding to changing beliefs, briefs, practices and local traditions. Religious buildings are often a dominant, iconic feature of the town or countryside in which they stand, and are generally regarded as prestigious architecture. The classification of religious architecture is complicated, because no basic requirements such as those that characterize domestic architecture are common to all religions, and because religious buildings were initially often adapted from buildings originally intended for other purposes. In the 20th

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