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

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、关闭甚至拆除的过程中。与此同时，在过去的二十年里，德国新建清真寺的增加和犹太教堂建筑的重新定位。提到的三个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，这些新设计并不容易理解--参观者和信徒都能理解。此外，当代神圣建筑在其与城市空间的关系中的角色正在发生变化：神圣建筑传达了哪些意义，它们如何在城市空间中定位自己，以及它们是如何构建它的？在宗教学和建筑史研究的合作下，我们试图以比较的方式研究德国当代神圣建筑的物质设计和象征设计的转变。我们将调查基督教、伊斯兰教和犹太教的神圣建筑，即自1990年以来在德国新建、重新使用和拆除的建筑。选定的建筑将被详细研究它们在城市空间中的意义和位置。

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.