Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology

Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saunders, Christopher S.
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:
Architecture
church
sequence
threshold
light
volume
event
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427897563
id ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin1427897563
record_format oai_dc
spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin14278975632021-08-03T06:29:33Z Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology Saunders, Christopher S. Architecture church sequence threshold light volume event In recent years contemporary churches have turned to a multi-site business model, centered around uniformly timed theatrical experiences of worship, focused on attracting visitors that are unchurched, and neglecting any sort of congregation or membership. The multi-site church has transformed into an environment of weak architecture, negating all the value and force that the architectural predecessors of the church building type established, and instead putting all their reliance into consumer based electronics for lighting and fog to foster spiritual transcendence.In consideration of this entertainment driven attitude used to bring spiritual transcendence, this thesis is an exploration into a greater and more vivid role for architectural techniques, specifically derived from sequence, threshold, and temporal studies. Spatial sequences with specific psychological intent will be linked through thresholds where the architecture becomes foregrounded to the user through operations of light, volume, and threshold, and becomes an event, between social exchange and solitude, that guides the worshippers towards spiritual transcendence. The architecture thus becomes the driver used to supplement and evoke appropriate emotions to allow for spiritual transcendence, while also promoting the isochronal structure of this church typology. 2015-07-07 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427897563 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427897563 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
collection NDLTD
language English
sources NDLTD
topic Architecture
church
sequence
threshold
light
volume
event
spellingShingle Architecture
church
sequence
threshold
light
volume
event
Saunders, Christopher S.
Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology
author Saunders, Christopher S.
author_facet Saunders, Christopher S.
author_sort Saunders, Christopher S.
title Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology
title_short Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology
title_full Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology
title_fullStr Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology
title_full_unstemmed Sequential Transcendence: An Architectural Response to the Contemporary Multi-Site Church Typology
title_sort sequential transcendence: an architectural response to the contemporary multi-site church typology
publisher University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK
publishDate 2015
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427897563
work_keys_str_mv AT saunderschristophers sequentialtranscendenceanarchitecturalresponsetothecontemporarymultisitechurchtypology
_version_ 1719437763652091904

Similar Items