Filed under: light, phase 1: research, worship + belief
October 4, 2009 • 20:37 0
worship plan arrangements
Plan arrangements are key to how religious/meditative spaces function. Important are the ideas of circulation, procession, ritual, and perception of order.
Filed under: form, phase 1: research, program, worship + belief
September 20, 2009 • 21:18 0
Michael Jantzen’s M-velope
A personal meditation space.
“It was created to provide a special place in which to meditate. The shape and interior light quality of the M-velope can be changed by folding the surface of the structure into many different combinations. Each plane of the surface of the structure is covered with panels that are subdivided in different ways. These panels are hinged to each other, and to the main support frame. Each panel can be moved and easily attached to the main support frame with pins at two locations. The entire structure is prefabricated so it can be easily transported to, and assembled onto almost any site. A small solar panel can be mounted onto the M-velope, or nearby, if power is needed for lights, small appliances etc.”
From World Architecture News.com
Filed under: phase 1: research, program, worship + belief
September 11, 2009 • 19:07 0
Sukkah Prototypes
September 11, 2009 • 18:59 0
Urban Sukkot
Filed under: phase 1: research, program, site, structure, worship + belief
September 11, 2009 • 04:15 0
hegelian dialectic: cohabitation
thesis: two things cannot occupy the same space at the same time.
antithesis: religion, ritual, ethics, superstition – these ideas in combination are not defined by the collective, because in combination, every person on earth has unique belief.
synthesis: this is the root of all human conflict. the only solution is cohabitation of beliefs, in order to create a space that attempts to enlighten through greater world view. to be something that allows for all beliefs.
carla lores
Filed under: manifesto, phase 1: research, program, site, worship + belief
September 10, 2009 • 05:03 0
Intertwine of Catastrophe and Worship
The dynamic by which worship as a principle and catastrophe as an event are related is very complex.
In catastrophe situations, specifically when the use of tents or other deployable temporary structures are used to house those who are displaced, there exists a type of communal quality to the situation of living that arises. There is a stripping down of the individual’s preconceptions of others, and of their own religiously-exclusive principles; what becomes most important is the closeness of the people who all find themselves linked by the catastrophe affecting them all.
With this communal aspect comes the idea of enclosure and inclusion. The very notion of enclosure runs deep within the collective ideology of religion and faith. Emile Durkheim’s notion of the sacred and the profane, refer to ideas of inside and outside, inclusive and exclusive and how they are a central characteristic of religion. An enclosure is a physical manifestation of these ideas of inside and outside. It is a way to act simply and very generally in a unifying manner.
A structure that could create and foster this idea of physical enclosure and inclusion, in a state where the concept of inclusion in a community and openness, would be creating an incredible dynamic. The structure would not infringe upon these two strong ideas of inclusion, but instead but strengthen them, tying them together and unifying them. It would strengthen the notion of community by not only providing shelter for the user, but by also demanding the user to respond to its most basic instincts of human compassion.
Filed under: manifesto, phase 1: research, program, site, worship + belief
September 9, 2009 • 02:37 0
Sukkah Depot
This afternoon, I visited the Sukkah Depot on Classon, between Myrtle and Kent. There I toured the warehouse and was shown their “showroom sukkahs” (see above). Sukkahs are temporary, outdoor shelters used for prayer. They are only erected once a year, during the 7 day Sukkot holiday, which commemorates the harvest. What I find most interesting about sukkahs in general is their ability to play with both light v. shadow and built v. natural. Here are the comprehensive rules for building/using a sukkah.
Filed under: program, structure, worship + belief
September 7, 2009 • 07:03 0
Invocation of The Tent
It is built of aluminum and fabric.
It keeps out the rain, but lets in the light.
It is light and moveable.
It sits between two opposing factions.
It is quiet and serene, within an arid landscape.
You are not proud and do not judge.
You are strong and resilient.
You expose me to unfamiliar ideas.
You make me feel safe.
You are there when I need you.
Thou decideth what to protect me from and what to expose me to.
Thou art tranquil and unpretentious.
Thou art there even in the most fallow of lands.
Thou art firm, but forgiving.
Thou hast room for all ideas.
I am wherever needed most.
I welcome all peoples with open arms.
I am bringer of light and creator of shadow.
I provide you with your strength.
I am hope for peace.
I am tent.
Michael Yarinsky
Filed under: manifesto, phase 1: research, program, worship + belief
September 5, 2009 • 05:37 0
meditation + prayer: light
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī:
We move in eternal regions, yet
worry about property here. This is the
prayer of each: You are the source of my
life. You separate essence from mud. You
honor my soul. You bring rivers from the
mountain springs. You brighten my eyes. The
wine you offer takes me out of myself into
the self we share. Doing that is religion.
Filed under: light, phase 1: research, worship + belief
Michael
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