The Spiritual Transcendence of Sacred Architecture_Design Dissertation_2021-22

1.2 | RESEARCH QUESTIONS Can spirituality be the medium to achieve transcendence through sacred architecture? What does sacred architecture mean in the world today and how does it influence and impact the minds of people ? How does the intangibility of transcendence translate through to the tangibility of architecture? How can architecture cater to everyone, devoid of their spiritual and religious belief? What response do such spaces derive from its users?

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The Spiritual Transcendence of Sacred Architecture_Design Dissertation_2021-22

Published on Feb 12, 2022

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“At its highest, Architecture has the ability to turn geometric proportions into shivers, stone into tears, rituals into revelations, light into grace, space into contemplation and time into divine presence”- Julio Bermudez. Sacred Architecture has the ability to help its users transcend physicality. But what is this character of Sacred Architecture that Transcends the sense of Physicality and immerses itself in the realm of the intangible? Sacred Architecture allows you to feel this Spirituality and hence allows you to Transcend the physical Realm. The true character of Transcending Architecture is its ability to change your emotion to that of a pleasant one. This mood or emotion you feel is what allows you to imbibe your surroundings, allowing you to perceive what truly exists and hence facilitates the notion of Spirituality and Transcendence.

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0 | INTRODUCTION

0 | THE TRANSCENDENCE INDEX

0 | SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

0 | AIM and OBJECTIVE