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Nakhara: Journal Of Environemntal Design and Planning
The upcoming issue is dedicated to the theme of ‘Spiritual Places: Traditional and Contemporary Design’. The role of the spiritual, the religious and the sacred in many parts of the world deeply informs the daily life of many of its inhabitants- a daily life that is public, shared and shaped by architecture, landscape and the infrastructure of cities and communities as indeed the spiritual and the sacred has traditionally shaped the same built and open space fabric of cities, towns and communities. In addition many aspects of traditional and contemporary environments hold spiritual and sacred meaning for ordinary citizens beyond the conventions of organized religion, such as sacred trees, pathways, mountains and riverways. Spiritual places form the setting for the physical aspects of pilgrimage, public ritual, seasonal rites, sacred festivals and indeed the physical patterns and planning of larger territories, as well as the issues of contested space, national conflicts, historic division and more currently acts of terrorism- from the destruction of places of worship to the annexation of land, water bodies and cultural relics. Beyond the issues of conservation and repair of historic sites and buildings, it is noteworthy that the questions and issues of the spiritual in shaping the modern city are mostly absent in current discourse as are the characteristics, concerns and design approaches to the multiple forms of Spiritual Places in various countries, religions and within the varied cultures and geographies of the world. The tensions between sacred and secular space continue to evolve in the developing world and the design discourse on such matters is long overdue.
Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University - Organizational Body
Vol. 12 October 2016
19057210
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English
Chulalongkorn University
2016
Thailand
199p
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