The Temple in the House

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ARCHITECTURE/SPIRITUALITY
Hjl^ ^ ^^^ Temple in the Heme, award-winning architect Anthony Lawlor explores the
intimate relationship between the needs of the soul and the buildings that shelter us. With scholarship, imagination, and insight, he guides the reader on a journey through the ancient temples of Asia, Europe, and Native America, and into our modem cities and homes, linking timeless design forms to the elemental patterns of human awareness described in myths, stories, and sacred teachings.
Each chapter offers exercises to help the reader apply concepts of sacred architecmre to everyday life to create meaning in our houses and workplaces. Readers will also learn to appreciate architectural forms as nurturing reminders of the spiritual essence of life.
The Temple in the House shows how the world in every detail can become an embodiment of eternity, and how architecture can become... Tovább

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ARCHITECTURE/SPIRITUALITY
Hjl^ ^ ^^^ Temple in the Heme, award-winning architect Anthony Lawlor explores the
intimate relationship between the needs of the soul and the buildings that shelter us. With scholarship, imagination, and insight, he guides the reader on a journey through the ancient temples of Asia, Europe, and Native America, and into our modem cities and homes, linking timeless design forms to the elemental patterns of human awareness described in myths, stories, and sacred teachings.
Each chapter offers exercises to help the reader apply concepts of sacred architecmre to everyday life to create meaning in our houses and workplaces. Readers will also learn to appreciate architectural forms as nurturing reminders of the spiritual essence of life.
The Temple in the House shows how the world in every detail can become an embodiment of eternity, and how architecture can become an ally in renewing the spirit. '
"Tic Temple in the Home guides the reader to rediscover the spiritual and mythic roots of design in the heart and mind, and helps us understand how to translate these symbols and sentiments into spaces that make us healthy and happy. A wonderful book." Jamea a. swan, Ph.D.
Author of Nature as Teacher
"This book is a living temple in which the soul of architecture and the architecture of the soul are briliiandy evoked. The reader is magically led through patterns and proportions that transform the ordinary house into a charged place of spirit."' Jean Houaton, Ph.D.
Author of The Search for the Beloved: Journeys in Sacred Psychology
Anthony Lawidr, AiA, is a practicing architect and principal of LawlorAVeller > Design Group in Fairfield, Iowa. He has received awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Institute of Business Designers. He frequentiy lectures and leads workshops on fostering sacredness through the integration of mind, body, and nature in architecmre. " ' r Vissza