Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955 to 1975

20世纪70年代中期在英国建造的一座典型的罗马天主教教区教堂看起来与20年前建造的任何教堂建筑都截然不同。1955年至1975年的二十年见证了罗马天主教会在神学和礼拜仪式领域的重大变化，对教堂建筑产生了决定性的影响。这也是一个过渡时期的建筑更普遍，从传统和历史风格的现代设计，一个转变，深刻影响了教堂建筑的外观，即使是那些建筑公司继续在整个时期运作。这也是一个大规模城市转型的时期，因为建造了住宅区和新城镇，以容纳从市中心搬到新社区的人。为了跟随这些人口流动，罗马天主教会进行了一场大规模的新教堂建设运动，这些教堂通常被视为社区和身份表达的中心。本项目旨在通过详细研究这一时期的许多教堂来检查所有这些因素。在建造的数百个建筑中，当时很少有以任何重要的方式出版，此后出版的更少，因此目前缺乏对这一体系结构的可用知识。许多教堂在建筑上是创新的，历史上也很有趣，但随着教堂建筑和礼拜仪式的想法再次改变，它们有被拆除或改变的危险。因此，该项目将提高人们对这一丰富的建筑和宗教遗产的认识，同时根据其历史背景分析和解释这些建筑。研究涉及对选定的案例研究建筑的调查，主要是在英格兰，苏格兰和威尔士的主要城市的中心和郊区。使用期刊和档案的历史调查旨在发现更多关于教堂产生的建筑，制度和社会框架。一名研究助理将为出版物绘制一些最重要的建筑物的测量图，并收集其他说明材料。首席研究员将写一本书，其中涉及的主题，借鉴了广泛的建筑物，但更深入地研究少数选定的案例研究。这本书将有很好的插图，以确保它可以被不同学术和非学术领域的人用作信息来源。其中一些图像也将被纳入一个专业设计的展览，旨在将研究带到对这段历史感兴趣的各个建筑社区和教会。在非学术期刊上的文章，包括建筑和教会杂志，也将尽可能广泛地传播研究。

A typical Roman Catholic parish church built in Britain in the mid-1970s looked radically different from any church buildings which had been built twenty years earlier. The two decades between 1955 and 1975 witnessed substantial changes within the Roman Catholic Church in the fields of theology and liturgy, with decisive effects on church architecture. It was also a period of transition in architecture more generally, from traditional and historical styles to modern design, a shift which profoundly affected the appearances of church buildings, even those by architecture firms which continued to operate throughout the period. This was also a period of massive urban transformations, as housing estates and New Towns were built to accommodate people moved out of city centres and into new communities. To follow these population movements the Roman Catholic Church undertook a vast building campaign of new churches, often seen as hubs of community and expressions of identity. This project aims to examine all these factors by looking in detail at a selection of the many churches of the period. Of the hundreds built, few were published in any significant way at the time, and even fewer have been published since, so there is a current lack of available knowledge of this body of architecture. Many churches are architecturally innovative and historically interesting, but in danger of being demolished or altered as ideas about church architecture and the liturgy change again. This project will therefore raise awareness of this rich architectural and religious heritage, while analysing and interpreting the buildings according to their historical context.The research involves surveys of selected case study buildings, predominantly in the centres and suburbs of major cities in England, Scotland and Wales. Historical investigation using periodicals and archives will aim to discover more about the architectural, institutional and social frameworks within which churches were produced. A research assistant will create survey drawings of some of the most significant buildings for publication, and collect other illustrative material. The principal investigator will write a book which deals with the subject thematically, drawing on a wide range of buildings, but studying the smaller number of selected case studies in greater depth. The book will be well illustrated to ensure that it can be used as a source of information by people in different academic and non-academic areas. Some of the images will also be included in a professionally-designed exhibition intended to take the research to the various communities in architecture and the Church who share an interest in this history. Articles in non-academic journals, including architecture and church magazines, will also be written to disseminate the research as widely as possible.