Bibliography 2: #BIB39337

Key	BIB39337
Reference type	Thesis
Title	A Singular Room : An Exploration of Bahá’í Houses of Worship
Author	Shodjai, Sama
Year	2023
Date	December 2023
Place published	Vancouver
Abstract	Architecture has long served as a means to express spiritual teachings through the built environment. The Baháʼí Faith, the most recent world region, teaches the oneness of God, of religion, and of humanity. Over the past century and a half, the Baháʼí community has been exploring how to express these teachings through the architecture of its places of worship, called Baháʼí Houses of Worship. Between 1912 and 2016, eight continental Houses of Worship were constructed worldwide. A new phase of development is now under way focusing on Houses of Worship at the local and national levels. Designing at the national level presents a unique challenge for the Baháʼí community, as there are limited existing examples to draw from. Notably, the first national temple was recently completed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a temple is currently under construction in Papua New Guinea, and Canada has been selected as the next country to house a national temple. This project aims to explore the intricacies and considerations involved in the design process of a national level House of Worship, using Canada as a case study. By examining the design principles, cultural integration, and inclusivity within the defined spatial parameters, this research seeks to shed light on the architectural expressions of the Baháʼí Faith's teachings and their embodiment in a proposed design for the national temple of Canada.
Keywords	MASHRIQU'L-ADHKAR; CANADA; TORONTO; DESIGN; ARCHITECTURE
Number of pages	xvii, 117
Thesis type	Masters
Academic department	Architecture and Ladnscape Architecture
University	University of British Columbia
Degree	M.Arch.
Advisor	Soules, Matthew Soules, Samimi, Neda and Amant, Sarvenaz
File attachments	internal-pdf://1830795397/Shodjai (2023) Singular_room.pdf

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