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Sacred buildings : a design manual / Rudolf Stegers ; contributions by Dorothea Baumann ... [et al.].

Author/creator Stegers, Rudolf
Other author/creatorBaumann, Dorothea.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBasel ; Boston : Birkhäuser,
Description247 p. : ill. (some col.), plans ; 34 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Uniform titleEntwurfsatlas Sakralbau. English
Contents Principles of sacred buildings -- Church architecture past and present / Rudolph Stegers -- Synagogue architecture in the recent past and present / Roman Hollenstein -- Mosque architecture past and present / Negar Hakim -- Acoustics in sacred buildings / Dorothea Baumann and Christina Niederstätter -- Light in sacred buildings / Eva-Maria Kreuz -- Selection of projects: Churches. Synagogues. Mosques. Crematoria and chapels of rest -- Appendix.
Summary The building of religious structures represents a rare opportunity for the architect to concentrate on the creation of volume, space, and form. This volume introduces the design, technical, and planning fundamentals of building churches, synagogues and mosques, and also presents about 70 realized structures from recent years.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and indexes.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008923381
ISBN9783764388195 (pbk.)
ISBN9783764366834

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