ARCHITECTURE AS TRANSITION: CREATING SACRED SPACE

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Title:	ARCHITECTURE AS TRANSITION: CREATING SACRED SPACE
Author:	MCGAHAN, MICHELLE LEE
Description:	Spirituality and sanctity are some of the most important qualities that can be expressed through architecture. These qualities and the spaces that express them also play a fundamental role in our existence. They are experienced across many lands and cultures and with many beliefs and practices. My argument maintains that these powerful experiences should not be limited to only a certain group of users, but rather should be open for all to experience. This type of architectural expression need not be limited to merely religious uses or members of a particular religious group but should extend beyond the limitations and rules of religion and embrace multitudes of people, beliefs, uses and qualities. This thesis explores the idea of sacred space and what it means in an urban context. It also questions how to create physical space that can be the gateway or transition to spiritual communication with another realm of being, that can allow healing and learning to take place, and that can provide an escape or retreat from the ordinary. The thesis project is an architectural exploration of designing spaces that search for these qualities of the sacred.
Permanent Link:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1082677289 http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/9025
Date:	2004

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