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.

移民和多元化后的宗教转变会影响神圣建筑在城市空间中的作用。例如，许多教会都在重新使用，封闭甚至拆除的过程中。同时，在过去的二十年中，新建的清真寺增加了新建的清真寺和犹太教堂建筑的重新定位。这三个提到的宗教传统在其崇拜场所的贬低和风格方面经历了过渡。通常，这些新设计对访客和信徒都不容易理解。此外，当代神圣建筑与城市空间的关系中的作用正在发生变化：神圣的建筑物如何传达，它们如何将自己定位在城市空间中，以及它们如何构建它？在宗教研究和建筑历史的合作中，我们试图以比较的方式研究德国当代神圣建筑的物质和象征性设计的转变。我们将调查基督教，伊斯兰和犹太神圣的建筑，即自1990年在德国以来的新建筑，重新使用和拆除的建筑物。精选的建筑物将详细研究其在城市空间中的含义和地位。