Recommended books, articles

BOOKS

Cavarra Britton, Karla, Editor. Constructing the Ineffable: Contemporary Sacred Architecture. (New Haven: Yale University Press) 2011

Hejduk, Renata & Williamson, James, Editors. The Religious Imagination in Modern and Contemporary Architecture: A Reader (NY: Routledge) 2011

Benedikt, Michael, Editor. Divinity, Creativity, Complexity (Austin: University of Texas at Austin) 2010

MY ARTICLES SINCE WE LAST MET

“The Changing Face of Religion in America: What Does It Mean for Architects and Artists” in Faith & Form (Volume 44, Issue 3, 2011)

“The Language of Liturgical Space: Archetypes or Clichés” in the Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy. The text of the address given to the Academy upon receiving the Berakah Award, January 2011.

“Liturgical Technology, Social Media and the Green Church” In Liturgical Ministry, (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, Volume 20, Spring 2011)

Book Review: The Sacred In-Between: The Meaning of Architecture by Thomas Barrie in the IFRAA eJournal (AIA Knowledge Network, Spring 2011)

Upcoming conferences

Transcending Architecture: Aesthetics & Ethics of the Numinous. October 6-8, 2011. Catholic University of America. Washington, DC. Free but registration required. Academy members speaking: Kevin Seasoltz, Mark Wedig and Richard Vosko. Click here for more information.

Worship Facilities Conference & Exposition. November 9-11, 2011. Dallas, TX. Registration required. Academy member speaking: Richard Vosko. Click here for more information.

Welcome!

Dear fellow Environment and Art seminar folks....

The purpose of this team blog is to facilitate our conversation between NAAL meetings. It is a closed blog, so posts and comments can be viewed only by fellow authors.

The main idea is just for there to be a convenient place to go, to post items of mutual interest, and otherwise discuss whatever may capture our attention. Most obviously, it is also a place for us to air our views on proposed topics, buildings to visit, etc. in preparation for upcoming meetings.

I am sending invitations to join the blog to those on the current distribution list of the seminar. If you have not received an invitation and you wish to join the blog as an author -- which will allow you to post items as well as comment on other posts -- simply send me a message with your preferred email address and I'll send you an invitation. 

Meanwhile.... here's to a great upcoming meeting in Montreal!

peace and all good...
Timothy Parker
Austin, Texas