Ad hoc Prayer Spaces – a Challenge of the Architecture of the 21th Century

Agnieszka Faustyna Szuta

doi:10.25167/so.3804

Published: 2021-12-02

Vol. 21 (2021)

Ad hoc Prayer Spaces – a Challenge of the Architecture of the 21th Century

Agnieszka Faustyna Szuta

Studia Oecumenica

Section: Procesy integracyjne

https://doi.org/10.25167/so.3804

Abstract

This article considers the problem of arranging places of prayer in the vicinity of universities and dormitories. A survey was conducted among students living in the dormitories of the Gdańsk University of Technology in order to determine if there was a real need to arrange such spaces. Subsequently, examples of temporary chapels designed in the last 20 years in Western European countries were presented. Analysis of the selected facilities and discussions based on literature studies made it possible to draw conclusions on the possibilities and ways of shaping temporary prayer spaces in the often historic and crowded university environments. The research included in situ investigations.

Keywords:

ecumenical space, multi-faith space, religious architecture, sacral architecture, temporary chapel

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Szuta, A. F. (2021). Ad hoc Prayer Spaces – a Challenge of the Architecture of the 21th Century. Studia Oecumenica, 21, 285–301. https://doi.org/10.25167/so.3804

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