„Technology in sacral architecture – an opportunity or an impasse? Selected issues based on the example of post-conciliar projects”
Turbasa, Jakub Jerzy. 2024. „Technology in Sacral Architecture – an Opportunity or an Impasse? Selected Issues Based on the Example of Post-Conciliar Projects”. W Defining the Architectural Space : Architecture and Technology. Vol. 4, zredagowane przez Anna Barbara Mielnik, 115–27. Wrocław: Oficyna Wydawnicza Atut, Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe. https://doi.org/10.23817/2024.defarch.4-11.
Abstract:
The article addresses the issue of technology in sacral architecture. It analyzes the influence of technology on contemporary buildings serving this purpose. It cites documents and the official position of the Church towards its development as well. Examples of the use of technical tools or technology in architecture have been presented on the examples of post-conciliar sacral projects. The results of the analyses indicate that the benefits stemming from technology are undeniable, but their inept use may carry numerous threats such as, i.a., dehumanization, lack of acceptance of architecture by the congregation, separation of architecture from existential depth in favor of superficiality.