New Church Design

We are using this page to discuss/share and track the design of our new parish church.

Quick Links that are relevant for the current discussion. (11/16/21):

  1. Church Patterns: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UdHPsdh1a8N8y_6FbtkRuJ5CWtiEq8Me1zSPuKPI37g/edit?pli=1
  2. 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