The Production of Religious Architecture in a Diverse World

北爱尔兰是一个地方、宗教和身份密不可分的国家。宗教认同对北爱尔兰社区内的许多人来说是基本的，因为它渗透到教育、当地、地理、建筑环境等许多方面。虽然基督教、新教和天主教的宗教派别占主导地位，但北爱尔兰的宗教少数派正在增长。这些人包括伊斯兰教、印度教和犹太教，特别是随着越来越多的少数民族移民到这个国家。当地的自我‘身份’在很小的时候就被确定了，在许多社区中，宗教隔离发生在小学和中学层面。这项研究计划旨在调查来自不同宗教背景的青少年如何感知场所、宗教和身份的某些元素，特别是他们如何解读宗教建筑的空间布局以及感知空间与宗教本身之间的关系。20名儿童(每个宗教背景4名)将被带到每个宗教的一个建筑范例中。通过对话、绘画和摄影的方式，鼓励年轻人表现和讨论空间。这不仅有望为来自不同文化背景的年轻人感知不同宗教的方式提供洞察，而且还将提供他们如何感知宗教空间和身份的洞察。

Northern Ireland is a country where place, religion and identity are inextricably linked. Religious identity is fundamental to many within the Northern Irish community as it permeates education, locality, geography, the built environment and much more. While the religious denominations of Christianity, Protestant and Catholic, are predominant, religious minorities are growing in Northern Ireland. These include Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism, particularly with the increasing numbers of those from ethnic minorities moving to the country. Local self 'identity' is determined at a very young age with religious segregation occurring at primary and secondary school level among many communities. This research proposal aims to investigate how teenage children from different religious backgrounds perceive certain elements of place, religion and identity, in particular, how they interpret the spatial layout of religious buildings and perceive the relationship between the space and the religion itself.20 children (4 from each religious background) will be taken to one architectural example of each religion. By means of conversation, drawing and photography, the young people will be encouraged to represent and discuss the space. This will hopefully not only offer insight into the way young people from different cultural backgrounds perceive different religions, but also how they perceive religious space and identity.