Rituals and Walls: The Architecture of Sacred Space
- ISBN-10
- 1907896635
- ISBN-13
- 9781907896637
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- AA Publications
- Authors
- Pier Vittorio Aureli, Maria Shéhérazade Giudici
Description
"The idea of sacred space has not been considered a relevant topic in recent architecture, a neglect even more pronounced in terms of debates about the city.The texts and projects in this book aim to redress this oversight, and re-open a contemporary understanding of its relevance. The book itself is the result of a year-long investigation developed in the AA's Diploma Unit 14. It consists of design proposals that range from a mult-ifaith school in Strasbourg to the reconstruction of a festival hall in the city of Xian, China; from a Jesuit monastery in Detroit to a women's Islamic centre in Paris. The book is complemented by essays by Pier Vittorio Aureli, Maria Shéhérazade Giudici and Hamed Khosravi." -- Provided by publisher.
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