dc.contributor.author | Gaskin, Tara Kathleen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-07T17:22:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-07T17:22:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-08-07 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15163 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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 practice or event. This thesis begins with an analysis of the experience of sacred spaces, then considers ways to emphasize qualities of existing elements. The design inhabits the liminal spaces across thresholds and promotes the contemporary ritual practices of art.
The chosen test site for the design methodology is Central Presbyterian Church on the bank of the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario. A recent resurgence of the local creative community has drawn interest to the area and provides the basis of the user-based program
for this project. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Sacred space | en_US |
dc.subject | Adaptive reuse | en_US |
dc.subject | Architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | Church | en_US |
dc.subject | Ritual | en_US |
dc.subject | Cambridge, Ontario | en_US |
dc.title | Interpretation and Conservation of Sacred Space: A Ritual-based Approach | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2012-07-10 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Andrea Kahn | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Stephen Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Catherine Venart | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Maria Elisa Navarro Morales | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |