Reflections: Light and Structure in Religious Architecture

Light is the most sacred phenomenon and the presence of it in a place of worship is the greatest manifestation of God himself. Man can manufacture all the building materials needed to errect the greatest of structures, but only God can fill it with the light of the sun and make the materials come a...

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Main Author:	Russell, Paul Floyd
Other Authors:	Architecture
Format:	Others
Published:	Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:	light in architecture religious architecture reflections
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34437 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08092005-154623/

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spelling	ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-344372021-08-12T05:27:18Z Reflections: Light and Structure in Religious Architecture Russell, Paul Floyd Architecture Hunt, Gregory K. Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. Ritter, James W. light in architecture religious architecture reflections Light is the most sacred phenomenon and the presence of it in a place of worship is the greatest manifestation of God himself. Man can manufacture all the building materials needed to errect the greatest of structures, but only God can fill it with the light of the sun and make the materials come alive. Through the interplay of light and structure the building can seem to be alive. Through the proper execution of structure and material the building can sculpt light and define the time of day and season of year. This then became the genesis of the project; to sculpt light through natural materials and structure in order to bring glory to the creator and provide a sacred retreat for the weary, a rich interplay of light and material coming together to create a worshipful experience. Master of Architecture 2014-03-14T20:43:02Z 2014-03-14T20:43:02Z 1993-05-26 2005-08-09 2005-09-14 2005-09-14 Thesis etd-08092005-154623 http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34437 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08092005-154623/ 04DrawingsB.pdf 02Study.pdf 05ClosingPages.pdf 01OpeningPages.pdf 03DrawingsA.pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Tech
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description	Light is the most sacred phenomenon and the presence of it in a place of worship is the greatest manifestation of God himself. Man can manufacture all the building materials needed to errect the greatest of structures, but only God can fill it with the light of the sun and make the materials come alive. Through the interplay of light and structure the building can seem to be alive. Through the proper execution of structure and material the building can sculpt light and define the time of day and season of year. This then became the genesis of the project; to sculpt light through natural materials and structure in order to bring glory to the creator and provide a sacred retreat for the weary, a rich interplay of light and material coming together to create a worshipful experience. === Master of Architecture
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