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Is Sacred Architecture the Pinnacle of History of Building Technology?

Is Sacred Architecture the Pinnacle of History of Building Technology?. Kate Ward ARCH 649 Fall 2003. Secular Influences the Sacred. Crystal Cathedral By Philip Johnson Garden Grove, CA. Church of the Light By Tadao Ando Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. Crystal Cathedral vs. Church of the Light.

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Is Sacred Architecture the Pinnacle of History of Building Technology?

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  1. Is Sacred Architecture the Pinnacle of History of Building Technology? Kate Ward ARCH 649 Fall 2003

  2. Secular Influences the Sacred Crystal CathedralBy Philip JohnsonGarden Grove, CA Church of the LightBy Tadao AndoIbaraki, Osaka, Japan

  3. Crystal Cathedral vs. Church of the Light

  4. Crystal Cathedral: Faith Faith: Christian • Faith influence on form: plan is based on Latin cross, with shorter nave and longer transept to bring people closer to the chancel • Home of the nationally televised “Hour of Power”

  5. Crystal Cathedral: Function Function: Church • Also functions as a television studio, so the building must have a certain light set-up, possibly a certain sound set-up as well • Complex also has a advanced audio studio and television studio • Giant doors open to parking lot to allow building to function as a drive-in church as well

  6. Crystal Cathedral: Time Time: 1980 • Televangelism was growing stronger, and had no scandals yet • Bell Tower was added for the tenth anniversary of the cathedral. It was also designed by Philip Johnson

  7. Crystal Cathedral: Location • CA: climate influence on BT • Urban/suburban

  8. Crystal Cathedral: Form Form: Long, 4-pointed star plan, tent-shaped elevation • Form gives the church its popular name: “Crystal Cathedral” • Building measures 207 by 415 ft, with a maximum height of 128 ft (12 stories) • Seats about 3,000, plus 1,000 more in the chancel • ***Add floor plan and exterior view

  9. History of Space Frames • Alexander Graham Bell was one of the first to experiment with the structures that eventually became space frames. He developed kites and a 24 meter high tower during his experiments. • Early proto-space frames include the Eiffel Tower and many bridges

  10. Proto-Space Frames Early proto-space frames include the Eiffel Tower and many bridges

  11. Crystal Cathedral: Building Technology • Influenced by Crystal Palace • Other similar glass buildings • History of glass buildings • Climatic systems

  12. Church of the Light: Faith Faith: Christian • Faith influence on form: longitudinal plan for processionals

  13. Church of the Light: Function Function: Chapel • Building is an addition to an earlier wooden structure

  14. Church of the Light: Time

  15. Church of the Light: Location Location: Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan • Tightly-packed residential neighborhood • Very small space • Location influences form • L-shaped wall separates church from busy surroundings • No good views, so the windows are minimal – only the distinctive narrow cross window and a window opening into the L-shaped wall

  16. Church of the Light: Location • Entrance is from the back, and is not direct – must turn 180 degrees to face the front of the building Window opening to wall

  17. Church of the Light: Form Form: Long, rectilinear plan • “The building can be described simply as a bare concrete box with a wall cutting through it at a 15 degree angle. “ • Proportion: 1:3:1 – rectangle can hold 3 spheres, each 5.9 meters in diameter

  18. Church of the Light: Building Technology • Influenced by Le Corbusier (Ronchamp) • History of reinforced concrete

  19. Bibliography Yusheng, Liao. Church of the Light - Tadao Ando. 8 Dec. 2003 <http://www.rhapsody.com/travel/image.php?church_light>. Wayne, Gary. The Crystal Cathedral (photo 1). Seeing Stars. 8 Dec. 2003 <http://www.seeing-stars.com/ImagePages/CrystalCathedralPhoto2.shtml> http://www.myoc.com/community/religion/ schuller.shtml http://www.relst.uiuc.edu/Courses/ 110/LaytonOL.html http://www.crystalcathedral.org/about/history.html http://www.nationalchristianchoir.org/ gallery.html http://www.shaverfamily.org/gallery/gallerywalk.php?alb=rrtour2002&pic=14 http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Garden_Grove_Church.html http://www.richmangalleries.com/arch_bridges.htm http://www.civilzone.com/photo/truss16.html http://www.rhapsody.com/travel/image.php?church_light http://architecture.mit.edu/~barandon/4.203/overview_page.htm http://www.geocities.com/arquique1/ando/andocl.html http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/mellin/arch671/winter2000/mchan/precedents/ando.html

  20. Bibliography (cont.)

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