Refining
Last class session, we talked about why our research matters. Who is being impacted? Why would they care? All things I have thought about over spring break but haven't done a whole deep dive into it yet. I do think, as well as the professors, that my theory isn't really resolved. It still doesn't have that hammer yet. But professor Mank did mention on looking into the cultural shifting through a phenomenon and how that influences architecture. I do believe this is the route to go down, especially when it comes to the definitions I plan on using to differentiate architecture through the use of technology.
The current focus is finding the right literature to back up this idea, and examples that I can use to strengthen my argument. The importance is in the patterns and being able to identify the patterns that have happened culturally during other time periods. If I can find certain shifts that have impacted architecture specifically, and I know of some because of history and theory class, then I can use those identifications to better explain the phenomenon happening within the church today.
This is a very interesting topic in which I am excited to explore. Hopefully there are fruitful explorations that follow. I am very confident that this will create a compelling research project in the future.
I like how honest you are about your theory still being unresolved, it feels like you’re asking the right questions and going in a promising direction. The idea of looking at cultural shifts as a driver for architectural change makes a lot of sense, especially when tied to technology and recent events such as COVID. Using historical patterns to frame what’s happening in church architecture today seems like a strong way to ground your argument. Excited to see where this goes as you dive into more literature.
ReplyDeleteRyan! I'm also still on the hunt for more literature to back the theories of my questioning. A piece of advice I have received myself, you might look into some sources outside of the discipline of architecture or religious literature, as it tends to be more poetic/idealized (which I tend to gravitate towards) to find writing that it just as relevant, if not more in the sense of rigid rational.
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