Browsing by Subject "Sacred"
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Buddhist Society of Wonderful Enlightenment Terrace: Observations on Functionalism
(2013-04-05)Louis Sullivan’s “form ever follows function” had a profound influence on architecture. Although often confused as synonymous with modernism, functionalism is more closely related to positivism in its bias toward science ... -
Building Community in Sacred Space: A Method for Adaptive Reuse of Deconsecrated Catholic Churches in Millbank, New Brunswick
(2022-04-11)In an increasingly changeable and defamiliarized society, where attendance at religious services has decreased, many religious buildings are falling into disuse and disrepair. By using sacred qualities of architecture to ... -
LOCATING SHAMBHALA: A PILGRIMAGE COMPLEX FOR KALAPA VALLEY IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA
(2015-04-06)This thesis explores the relationship between landscape, sacred space and dwelling in the non-theistic spiritual tradition of Shambhala. Through the design of a pilgrimage complex for Kalapa Valley in the Cape Breton ... -
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 ...