Reflective Architecture: How Sacred Architecture Facilitates Ethical Reflection Open Access
Graham, Katherine (Spring 2024)
Abstract
This paper asks the question: How do religious and secular sacred spaces prompt ethical reflection? Implicit in this guiding question is the notion of sacred space, not as limited to religious associations but as places where ethical reflection and moral formation occur. In this thesis, ethical reflection is focused on contemplation regarding socialized roles and transtemporal empathy, the latter was coined for this thesis. Transtemporal empathy is the empathetic connection to people and places in the past, present, and future. Making this distinction, I utilize a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, religious theory, architectural theory, cognitive science, psychology, and primatology. I argue that the reflective spaces in the built environment, even when secular, may facilitate ethical reflection on socialization and transtemporal empathy. Throughout the thesis, I utilize theory, accounts from architects, and phenomenological accounts of the following spaces: William R. Cannon Chapel in Atlanta, Georgia; Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Irish Hunger Memorial in Manhattan, New York; and The Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Introduction……………………………………………………..…………………………………1
Venustas - Religious and Multifaith Spaces………………………………….……….……….…14
Firmitas - Memorials………….…………..…….…….………….….…….……………….……32
Utilitas - Memorial Museums………………….………….………….………….………………49
Conclusion………………………………………………….……………………………………67
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………..69
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