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Rudolf Stegers
- Systematic, comprehensive, and up-to-date presentation
- Conveys basic and indispensable knowledge of the building task
- Examples by internationally renowned architects including Tadao Ando, Steven Holl, mecanoo, Renzo Piano, Peter Zumthor, and others
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Table of contents (74 chapters)
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Mosques
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Front Matter
Pages 203-203
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Crematoria and Chapels of Rest
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Pages 223-223
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Back Matter
Pages 239-247
About this book
10 ChurchArchitecture PastandPresent RudolfStegers Faith and Religion in the Present Day / Historicismversus Modernity /The Church in the City / EcclesiasticArchitecture from the athto the 19th Century /The Development of Modern Church Architecture / At the Beginning ofthe zist Century /The Sacred and its Relevance for Church Architecture Today 38 SynagogueArchitectureinthe Recent PastandPresent Roman HoHenstein Synagogue Architecture in the zoth Century / Pioneering New Buildings from Louis Kahn to Mario Botta /The Design of the Synagogue Space /ATheory of Synagogue Design / Architectonic Symbols in Germany /Tradition over Experimentation in the United States 46 MosqueArchitecture PastandPresent NegarHakim The Formation and Expansion of Islam / The Mosque as the Centre of Religious Life / The Four Types of Mosques / zoth-Century Mosque Architecture in the Islamic World / 20th-Century Mosque Architecture in the Nations ofthe Diaspora /The Spatial Programme and Arrangement of Modern-DayMosques 54 Acousticsin SacredBuildings Dorothea BaumannandChristina Niederstatter The Sound of Space as a Symbol ofthe Sacred /Architectural Acoustics - The Conflict between Resonance and Clarity / Sound and Sound Propagation / Geometric Analysis / Reflection and Diffraction / Reverberation Time and Absorption / The Number ofPeople / Materials / Special Aspects of Acoustics in Sacred Spaces /Acoustic Analysis 60 Lightin SacredBuildings Eva-Maria Kreuz Light in Churches / Light in Synagogues / Light in Mosques Selection ofProjects CHURCHES AXIAL PLAN CENTRALISE D PLAN 100 146 TornbjergChurch Paper Church Odense Kobe 70 118 Fogh & FolnerArkitektfirma Shigeru Ban Architects Church Centre Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
About the author
Rudolf Stegers is the author of numerous publications and technical articles in the field of architecture. He researched the subject of religious architecture especially in connection with a work on Rudolf Schwarz.