Architecture and Sacrament: A Critical Theory

ISBN-13: 9780815370635 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 200 str.

David Wang

Opis

David Wang’s Architecture and Sacrament considers contemporary architecture theory from a Christian theological perspective. Wang explains the social and cultural reasons why the theological literature tends to be separate from current literature in architecture theory.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Architecture in a world of originals  2. The loss of glow: architecture in an age of representation  3. A critique of "criticalist" architectural theory  4. Dwelling in the sacramental zone  5. Sustainable design in the sacramental zone  6. Creativity in the sacramental zone  7. God in the details: sacrament and tectonic jointure  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

David Wang is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Washington State University. His previous book is A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture Past, Present, Future (Routledge). Dr. Wang has written and lectured widely on design research. His co-authored text Architectural Research Methods (with Linda Groat) is in its second edition. He is also co-editor (with Dana Vaux) of Research Methods for Interior Design: Applying Interiority (Routledge).