We are using this page to discuss/share and track the design of our new parish church.
This is the best intro to beauty in building Orthodox Churches.
Quick Links that are relevant for the current discussion. (11/16/21):
- Church Patterns: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UdHPsdh1a8N8y_6FbtkRuJ5CWtiEq8Me1zSPuKPI37g/edit?pli=1
- Anti-Patterns: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G184CdyV45_Dvj-uObCQgLdeqnNmFZ4jvJD9f2Ir7KE/edit?pli=1
(use your google login so we can see who is saying what)
The Timeless Way of Building:
http://library.lol/main/7B0EB439990E88F83A4583821E415C7E
Audiobook: https://mega.nz/folder/gqJhzY6Z#yVvx4noEUQqB2ybuxZC71A (may need to rename downloaded file to .m4a in order to play)
A Pattern Language:
http://library.lol/main/6A09E611680C7FA35B6C06824962A9A1
Ch. 6 of The Ethics of Beauty: “The Mystical Architect”.
https://app.box.com/s/lqq7yy7clu4l978kldyntqdg2k5ckrg4
(note: pages 424-27 are a decent 3 page summary of The Timeless Way of Building;
pages 427-30 connect Alexander’s ‘Patterns’ to the Presence of God in all things)
Grounds level patterns summary:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16AfXvaHrt1rXAV-wBY5IKJh2jJc-xxb44okPPGQMAas/edit?usp=sharing