Stegers, Rudolf.

Sacred buildings : a design manual / txt Rudolf Stegers ; contributions by Dorothea Baumann ... [et al.]. - 247 p. ill. (some col.), plans 34 cm. book

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and indexes.

Church architecture past and present Synagogue architecture in the recent past and present Mosque architecture past and present Acoustics in sacred buildings Light in sacred buildings Churches. Synagogues. Mosques. Crematoria and chapels of rest -- Rudolph Stegers -- Roman Hollenstein -- Negar Hakim -- Dorothea Baumann and Christina Niederstätter -- Eva-Maria Kreuz -- Principles of sacred buildings -- Selection of projects Appendix.

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.

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Religious architecture
Bauentwurf--Sakralbau--Beispielsammlung.
Sakralbau--Bauentwurf--Beispielsammlung.
Religious architecture--Design and construction.

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