Closer to God: Religious Architecture and Sacred Spaces | Mais Perto de Deus. Arquitectura e Espaços Sagrados

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Closer to God: Religious Architecture and Sacred Spaces | Mais Perto de Deus. Arquitectura e Espaços Sagrados
Klanten, Robertt
Feireiss. Lukas (Coordenador | Edited)

Die Gestalten Verlag, 2010
Capa dura com ilustração editorial | Hardcover with pictorial illustrated boards. 240 páginas | pages. 24 x 2.7 x 30 cm.,1,7 kg
Profusamente Ilustrado | Profusely Illustrated
ISBN-10: 3899553136
ISBN-13: 978-3899553130
Livro em muito bom estado. Quase novo | Book in very good condition.
Idioma | Language: Inglês | English

ENG
Striking proof that today’s religious buildings rank among architecture’s most exciting and expressive structures.

This book presents striking proof that contemporary religious structures are no longer bound by predominant styles. Rather, the explicitly expressive architectural language of sacred spaces at the start of the twenty-first century is shaped equally by respect for established traditions and forays into the visuality of the future.
Closer to God is a unique collection of international examples of sacred spaces of all denominations that were built in the last few years. Whether churches, synagogues, mosques, temple complexes, or other contemplative places for meditation and reflection, the architecture highlighted in this book ranks among the most exciting of our time.
Gestalten continues to actively re-imagine the way in which we approach publishing. With our extensive range of titles, we not only seek to enhance and to enrich our reader’s lives, but to continually engage with the surrounding creative landscape.
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