Transformations of Sacredness: Religious Architecture in Urban Space in 21st Century Germany

神圣性的转变：21世纪德国城市空间中的宗教建筑

• 批准号: 390367964
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Volkhard Krech
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Lehrstuhl Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur (GTA)
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2017-12-31 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/390367964?language=en
• 关键词: Transformations; Sacredness; Religious; Architecture; Urban

Religious transformations in the wake of migration and pluralization influence the role of sacred architecture in urban space. Many churches, for instance, are in the process of re-use, closure, or even demolition. At the same time, there has been an increase of newly built mosques and a re-orientation in the architecture of synagogues in the last twenty years in Germany. The three mentioned religious traditions undergo transitions with regard to the de-sign and style of their places of worship. Often, these new designs are not easily understand-able to visitors and believers alike. In addition, the role of contemporary sacred architecture in its relation to urban space is changing: Which meanings do sacred buildings convey, how do they position themselves in urban space, and how do they structure it? In a cooperation of the study of religions and the history of architecture, we seek to study the transformations of both material and symbolic design of contemporary sacred architecture in Germany in a compara-tive manner. We will survey Christian, Islamic, and Jewish sacred buildings, i.e. new con-structions, re-used and demolished buildings since 1990 in Germany. Selected buildings will be studied in detail regarding their meaning and position in urban space.

移民和多元化带来的宗教变革影响了神圣建筑在城市空间中的作用。例如，许多教堂正在重新使用、关闭甚至拆除。与此同时，在过去的二十年里，德国新建的清真寺有所增加，犹太教堂的建筑也有所调整。上述三种宗教传统在其礼拜场所的设计和风格方面经历了转变。通常，这些新的设计是不容易理解的游客和信徒一样。此外，当代宗教建筑在其与城市空间的关系中所扮演的角色正在发生变化：宗教建筑传达了哪些意义，它们如何在城市空间中定位，以及它们如何构建它？结合宗教学和建筑史的研究，以比较的方式研究德国当代宗教建筑在材料和象征设计上的变化。我们将调查1990年以来德国的基督教、伊斯兰教和犹太教的神圣建筑，即新建筑、重新使用和拆除的建筑。选定的建筑物将详细研究其在城市空间中的意义和位置。