Building Type Basics for Places of Worship (Building Type Basics)

Chapter 1 examines the worship concert, a mass gathering marked by participatory engagement that differentiates it from a “mere” concert, as a lens to investigate the interplay bet...

Abstract For anyone interested in history, the physical traces of the past, especially places, have special fascination. Sometimes such a visit raises new questio...

Chapter 4 examines what happens when congregational music “goes public” through the lens of the praise march, a public procession in which evangelical Christians sing contemporary ...

Abstract Across the world, religious and cultural identities are being weaponized for political gains. South Asia is no exception, with frequent conflicts between...

Contrary to popular perceptions, the long eighteenth century was a period of significant church building and the architecture of the Church of England in this era played a critical...

Two views of the nature of holiness are outlined in this chapter. According to one, which we may call ontological or essentialist, holy places, persons, times, and objects are onto...

The basic concepts in the field of computer science are given, the main categories of computer hardware and software, the principles of building the architecture of computer system...

An expressive book of prose and photographs that reveals the powerful ways our everyday places support our shared belonging. Where would you take someone on a guided...