Dissertations / Theses: 'Church architecture'

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LITTLE, DAVID BRUCE. "VALUES IN CHURCH ARCHITECTURE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053547720.

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Lam, Yat-chi Alin. "An urban cell church : Kornhill Community Church, Evangelical Free Church of China /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25951476.

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Lee, Joong Won 1972. "A church and family housing for Berkland Baptist Church (BBC)." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68367.

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Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-107). Creating a sound church is totally different from designing a fabulous poetic space. Major problem of current built form of a church is that it is built mostly in a liturgical form to serve sacred ordinances that does not address the importance of activities among the members. Church has turned into a liturgical space only to serve once-a-week spiritual purgation. This causes serious problems to Christians. There is a big dichotomy between their actual life and religious life. It is a constant struggle for Christians to figure out on what values -Christian or Daily-to make decision to perform their life. A church is a body of Christ where one not only finds the eternal life by faith, but also gathers to lead a life based on Christian values. Therefore, a church has to be a part of actual living. Berkland Baptist Church (BBC) is one of the leading churches that address to return to the spirit of early churches where religious life and daily life are fully integrated. This thesis, thus, explores a new concept of what a built form of a church would be. The final product has informed that a church is not a single building with well contrived light to arouse spiritual excitement, but an assemblage of functions - church & housing - that invigorate communal activities among the faithful. Joong Won Lee. M.Arch.

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McCarthy, William Norman. "The architecture of the church remembered." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22403.

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Lam, Yat-chi Alin, and 林逸孜. "An urban cell church: Kornhill Community Church, Evangelical Free Church of China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31983959.

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Zubyk, Richard Anthony Jr. "Scripture as Architecture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31783.

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A church performs many functions. It presents an image; prepares the believer for worship; introduces the unbeliever to God; facilitates worship services; projects the words of the pastor; resonates the music of the choir and orchestra; deepens knowledge and understanding of the faith; instructs children as well as adults; promotes fellowship; shelters the needy; hosts meetings; serves meals; strengthens families; supports missions and ministries; and accommodates weddings, funerals, and baptisms. These functions are performed in obedience to the Word of God. They are expressions of Scripture. In the past, the church building itself expressed Scripture. The cruciform plan of the great cathedrals was the most profound example, depicting the symbol of Christianity. Clerestory windows filled the vaulted heights above the nave with heavenly light. Mosaics, reliefs, icons and stained glass windows illustrated biblical stories. How else can the architecture of the church building express Scripture? How can Scripture inspire architecture? Master of Architecture

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Kennedy, Jean Marie. "Architecture and the sacred way." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21695.

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Ding, Samuel Ming-Hooi. "Chinese-American church : a design." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22389.

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Yik, Wai-yuen Wilson. "Expansion of Mongkok Baptist Church." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25949548.

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Kaplowitz, Benjamin Mark. "A Church in New England." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64453.

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The project explores light as a material element and as a spacial generator, and how the intercession of other disparate, different material elements can work to create disparate, different material conditions that manifest specific physical phenomena that hold direct implications for the metaphysical (here, spiritual) experience of the inhabitant. This project doesn't create an arena for a specific experience, but rather strives to generate a spectrum on which to relate an individual chosen action to the physical self (here, now, made spiritual). A self-reflection inspired by a visceral interaction with an ordered space, resulting in self-awareness in metaphysical (phenomenological) context. A building made of concrete, steel, wood, and light. A place for meditation, for prayer, and for worship. Master of Architecture

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Kwack, Elizabeth S. (Elizabeth Sey-Kyung). "Church housing : a symbol of hospitality." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62976.

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Thesis (S.B. in Art and Design)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2002. "June 2002." Unpaged. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. This project is located in Bloomfield, NJ. Less than fifteen miles from New York City, the Township of Bloomfield was first settled by the Dutch in 1691 and later by the English in 1719. In 1812, the State of New Jersey finally incorporated Bloomfield as a township. Until then, it had been a parish of the city of Newark. The Township took its name from the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church. This church was named for General Joseph Bloomfield, the fourth Governor of New Jersey and the first Governor to be born in New Jersey Bloomfield prides itself on its rich historical background. In 1830, a town resident David Oakes established a woolen mill. This mill prospered and provided employment for hundreds of immigrants and among its various materials, uniforms for the Union Army in the Civil War. In addition, the Township housed many military leaders including General George Washington during the American Revolution. Moreover, the community's Green functioned as a military training ground during the war. Today, it remains among the most attractive features of Bloomfield. The Township Green and its surrounding buildings, including the Oakes' mansion, which is now used as a performing arts center, have been recognized as a historic district. In 1945, the Bethany United Presbyterian Church purchased a tract of property from the Township of Bloomfield. Like Bloomfield, this church has a meaningful history. Though the construction of the church building itself began in 1945, the church as a congregation became established years earlier. Its original meeting place was a local storefront just up the street of the now existing church. In 1947, the Bethany congregation marched down the street to its present location. It was a very ceremonial event that marked years of planning, prayer, hard work, and the faith of church leaders and members alike. In expressing the church's interest in obtaining the land, Reverend William H. Neebe, on behalf of Bethany's Board of Trustees wrote to the Bloomfield Town Council, "We believe that as a church we are rendering a public service to the community Our only reason for existence is for service to the town and community... .Anything that aids the church enhances the opportunity that the church has to serve the community." by Elizabeth S. Kwack. S.B.in Art and Design

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To, Tai-fai Peter. "An urban "Catholic" space." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25956401.

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Williams, Malachy Marie. "Sacred space God's architectural design for God-centered worship /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Moattar, Kayrokh. "Våler Church : A Contemporary Experience of Sacred Architecture." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-100149.

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The History of Architecture has been all about religious buildings. With distribution of sources of power and wealth, new paradigms have emerged. Architecture today is about villas, skyscrapers, stadiums, etc. as well as churches. The financial support of the church is not in the same way as in middle ages; neither the way in which they are used. The question of this thesis project is this transformation of an architectural tradition and how it should be adjusted to our time’s conditions.

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Keser-Kayaalp, Elif. "Church Architecture of Northern Mesopotamia, AD 300 - 800." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504057.

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Yioutani-Iacovides, Maria. "Post-Byzantine Church architecture in Cyprus, 1191-1571." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.400408.

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Post-Byzantine Church Architecture in Cyprus during the period 1191-1571is crucial in the history of the island's architecture. It was influenced by two different traditions: the eastern Byzantine and the western medieval Gothic-Renaissance This architecture has been undervalued and only briefly discussed by scholars and historians, whereas the firescoes in the monuments have been thoroughly studied. This thesis seeks to establish how Post-I]yzantine Church Architecture developed under the influence of the historic circumstances of that time. it deals with Post-Byzantine architectural styles, lljcantine and Franco-Býwantine, the churches' typology, and the construction technology employed throughout the island. The research method has pursued two lines: extensive recording by visits to the churches and a review of the relevant literature. The intention of this research was to consider and study all the Post-Byzantine churches (around 301 churches) that were built or altered in the period 1191-1571, and which have retained their Original characteristics until the present day. Extensive visits were only possible to 206 of them; the others were studied through the literature, earlier photos, drawings, engravings and historical maps. An additional valuable source of information has been the fivsco-icons that illustrate models of the churches. The method of analysis was based on the classification of the churches according to their architectural style, types and their chronology. The thesis is divided into three parts (seven chapters). The first part tram historical information from the survey of the literature and analyses the author's observations after an assessment of the structural condition of the churches. The second, and main part describes the historical value of the churches and examines the development of the churches' architectural styles and types, their characteristics and architectural details. It also looks at construction materials, methods and techniques, and examines the geophysical characteristics of the island. ne third part sets out the conclusions.

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Kerr, Philip Gregory. "Liturgical spaces : procession in the Catholic church." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21641.

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Plumer, Cathyann. "A history of Christian worship architecture." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online. Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Gässler, Silvia. "Der Kirchenbau als Träger und Repräsentant einer kulturgeschichtlichen Entwicklung eine vergleichende Betrachtung deutscher und japanischer Kirchenbauten /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Columbia International University, Columbia, S.C., 1994. Text in German; English summary. Subtitle in English: A consideration of German and Japanese church buildings. Includes photographs of churches in Japan taken by German missionaries. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-119).

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Joyner, John Edward III. "The impact architectural on acoustical settings for sacred music in the Episcopal Parish Churches of Georgia." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21662.

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Yuen, Gi-tsun Jimmy. "Between architecture, landscape, and interior." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B2595183x.

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Horn, Donald Robert. "Authenticity in Brethren architecture." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23429.

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Yu, Wing-wah Wendy. "Transformation of St. Andrew's church." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25951749.

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Richter, Barbara Clare. "The church remembered." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53179.

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the vision the vision is composed broken glass shiny sharp edges of light beckon the captured bird come into the world you wish to create the stuff of strange silent dreams the waters of the fountain long corridors small rooms the big room dance the presence of the sacred see disunity seen the sparkling colors shining beckoning the worlds of imagination and possibility of confusion and chaos fractured to bits the mind and the hand destroy the whole in order to see destroy the whole and leave only the pieces to be seen what is irreducible the element constructs that which is intuited the vision choreographs the dance with a more limited palette Master of Architecture

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Slagan, David M. "The symbolic role of light in religious architecture with a critical interpretation of five churches in Columbus, Indiana." Virtual Press, 1993. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/864946.

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Daylighting, a form of illumination utilizing sunlight, has been used by architects as a method of symbolic expression in religious architecture. Light can be used to illustrate architectural comcepts or to satisfy the liturgical requirements of the particular religious denomination. This thesis illustrates some of the techniques employed by well-known architects, critiquing their successes and failures, and weighting them against more conventional works designed by lesser-known architects in order to discover what separates the ordinary from the extraordinary.The city of Columbus was chosen for its outstanding reputation of producing well known works of architecture, or "icons." Five churches have been singled out on the basis of their exemplary use of daylighting:First Christian ChurchNorth Christian Church First Baptist ChurchSt. Peter's Lutheran ChurchSandy Hook United Methodist ChurchResearch undertaken involved studying the philosophies of each architect, critically assessing the theories of light in earlier historical periods, and defining how some of these earlier concepts have influenced today's architects, if at all. By closely adhering to these principles, the architectural and spiritual value of the church increased greatly. Department of Architecture

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Wong, Ho-kwan Hogan. "A church and community centre, Statin." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25945865.

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Yik, Wai-yuen Wilson, and 易威遠. "Expansion of Mongkok Baptist Church." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31985609.

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Davies, Paul. "Studies in the Quattrocento centrally planned church." Thesis, Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London), 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319331.

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Dickerson, M. Daniel. "Leading a church through a building program how to shepherd a church biblically through a building program /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Larkin, Shane L. "A Church for Cange, Haiti." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19263.

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Architecture is a functional art with numerous competing requirements. What are the roles for limitations in architecture? Is it enough to simply make a "good building"? Can architecture spring solely from that which is required, or is more necessary? Master of Architecture

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Liebenberg, Deon. "The use of modernism in Afrikaner Protestant Church design in Cape Town's northern suburbs." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2608.

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Thesis (MTech (Architectural Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. The growth of Cape Town's northern suburbs during the first few decades of the twentieth century is closely related to the socio-economic history of local Afrikaners who, during this time, left the farms to seek employment in Cape Town's industrial areas. Most of them settled in or near these industrial areas, causing the expansion of the northern suburbs. The first railway line in Cape Town, which was inaugurated in 1862, passed through Bellville on its way from Cape Town station to its terminal point in Eersterivier. The first official station at Bellville was only built in 1882, however, and a stop in Parow only followed in 1903The first Bellville town council was established as recently as 1922 (Bergh, 2009: 5-6). This is an indication of how sparsely populated this area was at the time. The Dutch Reformed Church has traditionally played a central role in the cultural and spiritual life of Afrikaners, and consequently the establishment of Dutch Reformed churches in the northern suburbs stands in clear correlation to the growth of Afrikaner populations in these suburbs (see below). Because of the low population of the Parow and Bellville areas, Dutch Reformed Church members living there were initially part of the Cape Town congregation, and, from 1832 onward, part of the newly established Durbanville congregation. It is only in April 1900 when, in the Bellville area, numbers had increased considerably, that monthly services were held in a school building. By 1920 membership had grown so much that weekly services had to be held. In 1922 a church hall with 300 seats was inaugurated (Bergh, 2009: 7-8). Local services in Parow were only instituted in 1905, with the first church building, a Neo-Gothic structure, following in 1907. In 1917 a separate congregation was established in Parow (i.e. separate from the Durbanville mother congregation), with Bellville following suit in 1934. Goodwood congregation became independent in 1926, having separated from Parow (Van Lill, 1992: 6-9; Bergh, 2009: 8). In subsequent years, as numbers increased, numerous other congregations were established after separating from these three mother congregations, most of which built Modernist churches. The first Dutch Reformed church built in the Goodwood-Parow-Bellville area was the old Parow church. This building no longer exists, but it was built in the Neo-Gothic style which had been current throughout the 19th century, and which was still, at the beginning of the 20th century, the accepted traditional style (see Le Raux, 2008: 21). The Rondebosch Dutch Reformed church, for example, was built in this style during the last decade of the 19th century. (The southern suburbs, which include Rondebosch, had developed gradually over the previous three centuries, and by the early 20th century were well established, leaving relatively few prospects for working class Afrikaners to settle there). At the beginning of the 20th century, with the emergence of a nationalistic consciousness in the wake of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), there was a fervent search for a 'true' Afrikaans church architecture. This search was lead and directed by Gerhard Moerdijk (1890-1958) and Wynand Louw (1883-1967). They emphatically rejected the Gothic style for various reasons. Firstly, because it was designed around the Roman Catholic liturgy and was therefore unsuitable for Protestant worship, and secondly, because it is historically identified with the growth and expansion of the Catholic Church and therefore also with the persecution of Protestants, including that of the Huguenots who fled to the Cape to become ancestors of many Afrikaners (Le Roux, 2008: 22). However, if this style was indeed so offensive to Huguenots because of its Catholic associations, it would possibly not have become so popular during the 19th and zo= centuries. These Neo-Gothic churches are, in fact, unmistakably Protestant in the austerity of their interiors which could not be mistaken for a Catholic Gothic church interior with its abundantly rich ornamentation and sacred imagery. Likewise, the exteriors of these Neo-Gothic churches are distinctly Protestant in their reserved use of ornamentation. Nevertheless, Gothic churches were originally designed around the Catholic liturgy and consequently their layout does not serve the Protestant liturgy well. Here Moerdijk makes a very valid point, and one which would be taken up by subsequent architects as well as writers (see Chapter Seven below). Moerdijk, in his published writings, upholds Classicism and the Renaissance as examples worthy of following (Le Roux, 2008: 22). The resulting new style which he and Louw pursued from the 1920s onwards, and which became enormously popular, is generally referred to as sentraalbou (due to its centralised floor plan) (see Le Roux, 2008: 25-28). Later writers on Afrikaner Protestant church design tend to stress the supposed Byzantine ancestry of this type of church (see below).

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Jost, Larry A. "God's house -- what do we need? a translation of liturgy into architecture /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Grobler, David J. "An assessment of the strategic architecture of the Unite180 church." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97327.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. ENGLISH ABSTACT: The global Christian industry has undergone a radical shift in the past decade. There are many influences and forces active in the industry affecting church and there is evidence that the Christian industry is in a decline phase. This study analyses and assesses the strategic architecture of the Unite180 church. Even though the church has been operating its ministry successfully since 2006 as a youth ministry, it has never formalised its strategic architecture. The research study thus performed a thorough strategic architecture assessment of the Unite180 church and concluded with a strategy map and Balanced Scorecard to be utilised as practical tools to monitor the church’s achievements in terms of its strategic initiatives. The research question can be expressed as follow: What can be learnt from the current strategic architecture of the Unite180 church and how can it be changed, improved and further developed to ensure that the Unite180 church continues to create value sustainably? The study focused on a qualitative approach and the literature review explored the field of business model innovation and strategy.

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Mendoza, Hector. "An Architecture of Light: A Catholic Church for Blacksburg, Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31501.

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This thesis is an investigation on how in architecture structure and material modulate the perception of light. This idea was implemented in the design of a catholic church for the parish of Blacksburg,Virginia. The vision of the church as a community in constant interaction resulted in the design of a complex, in which the chapel is accompanied by a pre-school and a third building containing facilities for the administration of the parish and the residence for the priest. The plaza on which all the buildings have been arranged allows the opportunity for outdoor activities, as well as the contemplation of the beautiful ever-changing views of the mountains that surround the church. The difference in the nature of the activities that take place in each one of the buildings has been expressed through the way structure and materials interact with the natural light producing a distinctive interior quality. Master of Architecture

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Sinkević, Ida. "The Church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi architecture, programme, patronage /." Wiesbaden : Reichert, 2000. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39168651h.

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Marchant, Gordon W. "Building for the chief designer a needs assessment for those preparing to be involved in church building programmes /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Burch, Karen Elizabeth. "Barn again : a case study of congregational reformation as expressed through the rhetoric of church architecture /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2009. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Trend, Faith Charlotte. "Church design in Counter Reformation Venice." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8329/.

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This thesis explores how Venice's church architecture was shaped by the Counter Reformation between 1550-1700. It provides a snapshot of the situation with four pertinent case studies representing the broad spectrum of Venice's churches. Chapter One focuses on San Nicolo di Ldo, a church that was part of the proactive Cassinese Congregation. The church was rebuilt entirely and represents an almost ideal response to the Counter Reformation. Chapter Two looks at the rebuilt parish church of San Moise and it tackles the compromises that inevitably came with many competing factors. Chapters Three and Four look at how older churches were renewed and retrofitted with new features, adapting their existing structures to cater for new requirements as stipulated by the Council of Trent decrees or pamphlets such as Carlo Borromeo's Instructiones. Chapter Three hones in on Santo Stefano, a large monastic Gothic church, while Chapter Four looks at the considerably smaller Byzantine parish church of San Nicolo dei Mendicoli. This thesis highlights many similarities between the four buildings (and others in Venice), which exemplify key facets of the reform movement and the pluralistic and complex challenges faced by each church.

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Pointner, Ewald B. "To build or not to build." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Bovenzi, Christopher A. (Christopher Anthony). "A tectonics approach to architecture : a new church building for Buffalo." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64843.

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Thesis (M. Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988. Bibliography: p. 99-105. Architecture can heighten an experience when it supports the mood of that experience and when it is felt to embody the idea or purpose of the experience. The challenge here is that the Christian Church comes into being wherever the people gather, so, the architectural task is to make an architecture that will heighten the congregation' s experience without the architecture coming to seem itself as the "carrier" of the tenets of belief. A tectonics approach to architecture can be used to convey certain characteristics of the Christian Church in such a way that a contribution is made to the experience of the congregation. Existing examples of tectonics in architecture are studied and a major thrust of the work is in the testing of the thesis in a design of a new building for the Word of Life Church, a Pentecostal Christian congregation in Buffalo, New York. by Christopher A. Bovenzi. M.Arch

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Pehrson, John H. "Turning the church around congregational renewal through remodeling /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Ho, Sum-yee May. "The body of christ in Chinese clothes understanding the heritage significance of Hong Kong's Chinese-style church architecture through St. Mary's Church in Tai Hang /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B4218289X.

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Rollins, James A. "Engaging worship : gathering saints, sinners and seekers in the presence of God /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Welz, Thomas Marcel. "Church - Club: A study in cross programming as a means of survival for the church in the contemporary urban environment." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17422.

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This dissertation sets out to discover a new of mode of being for the Pentecostal church which will ensure its survival and continued existence in the contemporary urban environment of the Claremont Central Business District. It is argued that the institution of the church is under threat in the urban context. The church is in decline and urban land is in demand. The dissertation argues cross-programming the church will ensure its survival within this context by introducing new and diverse revenue streams which reduces dependence on dwindling membership contributions, opens up new dialogues between the church and its context, thus justifying its place within the context by filling gaps within and building on the existing contextual programmatic mix. Central to this programmatic problem the space of the church still needs to hold onto and express the essence of what it is that makes it a sacred space. The initial data gathering was done by site, programmatic and statistical analysis; this data was gathered on site and through various publications. In addition, theoretical and technical research was gathered through various peer reviewed texts and publications. In the process of gathering information, common themes, patterns and connections between the different analyses were made which in turn led to further research or conclusions which assisted the argument and informed the design development of the project. In conclusion, it was found that the central idea of cross-programming the urban church was workable. Here there would undoubtedly have to be some compromise as each programme presents different requirements, but ultimately the application of the key theoretical theme of verticality brought unity to the scheme. Additionally, there was also need for some unconventional construction techniques to achieve comfortable internal environments. Finally, the result of the incorporation of diverse programming proved to yield greater and more diverse interactions between the church and its context which ultimately ensures its place, role and survival in the contemporary urban context.

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Mok, Kai-wa Andy. "Bishop Hill : transformation and redevelopment of the HK Anglican Church Headquarters /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25951415.

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Divis, Katherine E. "On hallowed ground : the church architecture of the Indiana gas boom." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1314221.

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East Central Indiana's Gas Boom began when natural gas was discovered in 1886 and lasted until 1906 when the supply fell too short to meet the demand. The resource brought magnificent wealth to the region, as industries developed in the area and drew thousands of workers. The incredible population growth resulted in a building boom, creating new churches, houses, industrial buildings, and civic buildings. Although the resource ran out and many towns quickly decreased in population, the buildings remained as a testament to the Gas Boom years. Several styles of architecture were popular during this period, and for churches the predominant styles were Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival. Using a sample of Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival churches located across the nation as models, this thesis studies the Gas Boom churches of Alexandria, Elwood, and Hartford City to determine if they represented the national trends in church architecture during this period. Department of Architecture

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Rebengiuc, Tudor. "The Nature of Language in Orthodox Church Architecture: A Hermeneutical Approach." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282169753.

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Epstein, Clarence. "Church architecture in Montreal during the British-colonial period, 1760-1860." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/22194.

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The French-colonial trading town of Montreal underwent a remarkable transformation from 1760 to 1860. Following the British conquest of New France, the powers vested to Catholic missionary orders were assumed by a Protestant administration. Given the diversity of settlers who were forced to live side by side in the more densely populated urban areas of the colony, ecclesiastical design became a vehicle for the expression of national and denominational identities. By examining church production in Montreal during the period, those cultural imperatives inscribed by French, English, Scottish, Irish and American denominations become apparent. The assimilation of building traditions resulting from the interaction of communities was critical in determining the eclectic architectural character of Canada's first metropolis.

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Zarate, Eduardo. "The religious architecture of Alvar Aalto /." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61785.

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Ingham, Diana L. "Experiencing meaning in two presbyterian churches a qualitative analysis /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4242.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (July 13, 2006) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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