Rituals and walls : the architecture of sacred space : research by AA Diploma Unit 14 / edited by Pier Vittorio Aureli, Maria Shéhérazade Giudici.

London : AA Publications, [2016]

239 pages : illustrations (some colour), plans ; 32 cm

The idea of sacred space has not been considered a relevant topic in recent architecture, a neglect even more pronounced in terms of debates about the city.The texts and projects in this book aim to redress this oversight, and re-open a contemporary understanding of its relevance. The book itself is the result of a year-long investigation developed in the AA's Diploma Unit 14. It consists of design proposals that range from a multi-faith school in Strasbourg to the reconstruction of a festival hall in the city of Xian, China; from a Jesuit monastery in Detroit to a women's Islamic centre in Paris. The book is complemented by essays by Pier Vittorio Aureli, Maria Shéhérazade Giudici and Hamed Khosravi.

9781907896637 (paperback)
1907896635 (paperback)

Religious architecture Designs and plans.
Sacred space.
Architecture religieuse Dessins et plans.
Lieux sacrés.
Religious architecture.

Architectural drawings.

Aureli, Pier Vittorio editor, author.
Giudici, Maria Shéhérazade editor, author.
Architectural Association (Great Britain), issuing body.

Location: Library main 293686
Call No.: BIB 238802
Status: Available