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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483027603321

Titolo

Advances in Utopian Studies and Sacred Architecture / / edited by Claudio Gambardella, Claudia Cennamo, Maria Luisa Germanà, Mohd Fairuz Shahidan, Hocine Bougdah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-50765-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 368 p. 326 illus., 243 illus. in color.)

Collana

Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development, , 2522-8722

Disciplina

720

Soggetti

Environment

Architecture - History

Psychobiology

Human behavior

Archaeology

Culture - Study and teaching

Sociology, Urban

Environmental Sciences

Architectural History and Theory

Behavioral Neuroscience

Cultural Studies

Urban Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Sacral Buildings as an Expression of Hope -- The Holy Place: History of Catholic Liturgical Architecture -- A small Jerusalem in Milan -- Designing the Intangible -- Sacred Places: The Interaction between Space, Time and Faith -- Re-Construction and Virtual Fruition of a Fourteenth-Century Religious Building -- From Amalfi to Pompeii. Utopia of the Twentieth Century Sacred. The Architectural Epithelium for the House of God -- A Preliminary Structural Analysis of Typical Arches of Italian Gothic Churches -- Changing the History of Architectural Heritage Palaeologan Renaissance – the Style that Never



was? -- Exploring Utopian Representations in the Architecture of Art Museums in the Middle East -- Dantesque Allegories in the Symbolic Architecture of Triduum Structures -- Architecture, Territory, Traditions. The Cult of the Madonna del Carmine Called “Delle Galline” in Pagani -- Oblique Plane; Layering; Spatial Layering - The Construction of Pavel Janák’s Formal Language -- Use of Natural Light for Catholic Sacred Architecture: Technological Strategies and Symbolic Values.

Sommario/riassunto

At a time dominated by the disappearance of Future, as claimed by the French anthropologist Marc Augé, Utopia and Religion seem to be two different ways of giving back an inner horizon to mankind. Therefore this book, on the one hand, considers the importance of utopia as a tool and how it offers an economic and social resource to improve cities’ wealth, future and livability. On the other, it explores the impact of religious and cultural ideals on cities that have recently emerged in this context. Based on numerous observations, the book examines the intellectual legacy of utopian theory and practices across various academic disciplines. It also presents discussions, theories, and case studies addressing a range of issues and topics related to utopia.