FEEDBACK OVER NEW QUESTIONS - NEW SOURCES
This week in class, we talked about new variations of our questions. The three new questions I had were:
1. How and why have religious geometries changed in architecture over time?
2. How does geometric form/proportion play a role in Italian religious architecture?
3. How does [insert specific religion here] influence geometric form?
I was trying to figure out potential ways to narrow down my topic, into region, time, or by religion. Some things I need to work on now are considering whether I want to do a more historically based study, or consider more how this could impact the future. How does the relationship between geometric form and religious building in history influence today's religious architecture? How do ancient ideas of sacred geometries and proportions influence contemporary religious architecture? Those are some of the ways I'm considering pulling this historical idea into the future setting.
I did more research and reading this week. Some of my sources are below.
Blasjo, Viktor. "Cultural reception of geometry in early modern Europe". Opinionated History of Mathematics. Spotify, July 10, 2021.
This podcast episode discusses the early concepts of Euclid proportions and geometries in reference to architecture in Europe. He goes over how different archways and structures use older geometric principles.
Hiscock, N. (2000). The Wise Master Builder: Platonic Geometry in Plans of Medieval Abbeys and Cathedrals (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315197357
This book seeks to show that there is symbolism and meaning behind the forms of the plans of medieval abbeys and cathedrals. It gives evidence and investigates the relationship between multiple cathedrals, and their relation to older geometric principles.
I feel like you don't necessarily have to choose between looking at the past or how geometries can effect the future- I think these two things are so intrinsically tied! I would love to read more into what makes humans feel so spiritually reactive to these forms, and how the use of these forms could be utilized architecturally advantageously in the present day! I think this is such a cool subject and I know it'll be amazing no matter what direction you take with it! :)
ReplyDeleteHello Virginia.
ReplyDeleteOut of your new research questions, I am most excited about the historical evolution of religious architecture over time. One of my questions is about the evolution of a specific part of the architectural discipline over time. I think that looking at the broader history of a very specific idea is important in understanding the significance of the topic. I also enjoy that you are looking into multiple sources, including a podcast! Might have to give it a listen. As always I have enjoyed reading your blog!
Best,
Maddox Townsend
Hey Virginia (hope you had a good birthday)! I definitely think it would be interesting to do a historical study of religious architecture and relate that to the contemporary and future design. I wonder if there is a topic within your question of religious architecture and tying that into changes in religion historically. Maybe that can be tied into changes of how religion is seen today in society and how that applies to contemporary religious architecture? I am really excited to see where this goes! - Jess
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