Sacred Architecture Of London

Author : Nigel Pennick
Publisher : Aeon Books
ISBN 13 : 1904658644
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Architecture of London written by Nigel Pennick and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London has a unique series of churches built after the Great Fire of 1666, when most of the City of London was destroyed. Among these iconic churches are St Paul's, St Mary-le-Bow, St Bride's, St Clement Danes, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St Mary-le-Strand, St George Bloomsbury and Christ Church Spitalfields. They remain today as outstanding landmarks that define their local cityscapes. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his followers - Hawksmoor, Gibbs, Archer and James - these beautiful churches embody spiritual principles expressed through the conventions of Classical architecture. Underlying their outward, visible forms is sacred geometry, an ancient art that explores the invisible inner structure of the Cosmos and gives expression to it in physical form. In this book, Nigel Pennick explains the sacred geometry, spiritual symbols and emblems that make these churches among the most notable buildings of London.

Author : Nigel Pennick
Publisher : Aeon Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781904658627
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Architecture of London written by Nigel Pennick and published by Aeon Books Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London has a unique series of churches built after the Great Fire of 1666, when most of the City of London was destroyed. Among these iconic churches are St Paul's, St Mary-le-Bow, St Bride's, St Clement Danes, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St Mary-le-Strand, St George Bloomsbury and Christ Church Spitalfields. They remain today as outstanding landmarks that define their local cityscapes. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his followers - Hawksmoor, Gibbs, Archer and James - these beautiful churches embody spiritual principles expressed through the conventions of Classical architecture. Underlying their outward, visible forms is sacred geometry, an ancient art that explores the invisible inner structure of the Cosmos and gives expression to it in physical form. In this book, Nigel Pennick explains the sacred geometry, spiritual symbols and emblems that make these churches among the most notable buildings of London.

Author : James Pallister
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714868950
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Spaces written by James Pallister and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground‐breaking and enlightening exploration of the structures which elevate architecture to spirituality. Sacred Spaces showcases 30 of the most breath‐taking, innovative, iconic and undiscovered examples of contemporary religious architecture, including work by well‐known architects alongside emerging designers. Spanning all major religions and places of worship from intimate, reflective chapels and cemeteries to dramatic cathedrals and memorials, Sacred Spaces documents each project with lavish‐in‐depth photography and drawings and texts by James Pallister that provide a modern historical context. An inspiring collection and thorough survey, the buildings in Sacred Spaces will appeal to architects and designers as well as the general public intrigued by creative culture, religion and spirituality.

Author : Phyllis Richardson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Spiritual Architecture written by Phyllis Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New Spiritual Architecture looks at ways in which contemporary architects are approaching religious or meditative space. The book focuses on churches, chapels, temples, synagogues and mosques that have been built in the last few years and that represent a late-twentieth/early-twenty-first century aesthetic. These buildings demonstrate how new ideas and developments in urban, domestic and public architecture are being used to inform design that is intended for inspiration, worship or meditation. The text discusses the ways in which architects manipulate light and space and considers the placement of these buildings in their surroundings. Following a brief introduction, the book explores the following five themes: New Traditions, Interventions, Retreats, Grand Icons, and Modest Magnificence. It includes 200 full-color illustrations and 100 line drawings."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Rudolf Stegers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3764366834
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Buildings written by Rudolf Stegers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a systematic section, this volume introduces the design, technical, and planning fundamentals of building churches, synagogues, and mosques. In its project section, it also presents about seventy realized structures from the last three decades.

Author : Alastair Service
Publisher : London : Architectural Press ; New York : Architectural Book Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Architects of London and Their Buildings from 1066 to the Present Day written by Alastair Service and published by London : Architectural Press ; New York : Architectural Book Publishing Company. This book was released on 1979 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Phyllis Richardson
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1856693848
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Sacred Architecture written by Phyllis Richardson and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book reflects an awakening of interest in religious faiths and the emergence of a 'global exchange of architecture and culture. While Spain's Rafael Moneo has recently completed a cathedral in Los Angeles, Britain's Thomas Heatherwick is designing a Buddhist temple in Japan, John Pawson is working on a Cistercian monastery in the Czech Republic and Richard Meier has completed his Jubilee Church in Rome. It seems, as one Wallpaper registered] pundit commented, 'religion is getting a redesign' and the architect's faith is as unimportant as his or her nationality. I Looking at ways in which contemporary architects are approaching religious or meditative space, this book focuses on churches, chapels, temples, synagogues and mosques that have been built in the last few years and that represent a late-twentieth/ early-twenty-first century aesthetic.

Author : Alfred Capes
Publisher : London : J. Bumpus ; Oxford : Shrimpton
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Old and New Churches of London written by Alfred Capes and published by London : J. Bumpus ; Oxford : Shrimpton. This book was released on 1880 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert William Billings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Architectural Illustrations and Account of the Temple Church, London written by Robert William Billings and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen C. Humphrey
Publisher : Ntc Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780658017247
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churches and Cathedrals of London written by Stephen C. Humphrey and published by Ntc Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visually stunning celebration of London's religious architectureEach era in London's long and complex history left its mark on that city's religious architecture. As a result, modern London is home to some of the most celebrated examples of an array of sacred architectural styles, ranging from the Romanesque and Gothic to the baroque and neoclassical. This visually stunning book explores the art, architecture, history, and legend associated with nearly 50 of London's best-known churches and cathedrals.Churches and Cathedrals of Londonbrings together historian Stephen Humphrey's vivid technical and historical descriptions with professional photographer James Morris's exquisite full-color photographs in an exuberant evocation of one of the most powerful and enduring aspects of London's glorious cultural heritage. All ages and styles are represented, from Christopher Wren's extensive church building of the 17th century to the prodigious energy of the late Georgians and the Victorians and their classical and Gothic revivals.