Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Church"
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Interpretation and Conservation of Sacred Space: A Ritual-based Approach
(2012-08-07)Traditional church buildings negotiate thresholds in a way that supports a program of cyclical and elevating rituals. Each threshold is marked by an architectural image, one that comes to be associated with a particular ... -
Maintaining the Sacred: Adapting to a ‘Post-Religious’ Society Through the Reprogramming of the Early Church in Montreal
(2018-04-06)This thesis is a study of the architectural qualities that correlate with the sacred, while addressing the growing problem of dissolving religious buildings in Canada. The initial argument puts forth the idea that a building ...