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020			_a9781598860900
082			_a726.5095662 _bHAL
100			_aHalajian, John _946331
245			_aArmenian church architecture : _bfrom dormancy to revival
260			_c2006 _aTate Publishing _bMustang
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505			_aCONTENTS Preface 13 Chapter I: Looking Through A Cracked Rearview Mirror 15 Language Alphabet Liturgy: A Layman's view Architecture: In The Beginning The Evolutionary Steps 1. Pre-Christian Period 2. Early Christian Incubation Period 3. Classic Period 4. Ani: The City of 1001 Churches 5. Dormant Period 6. Post-Genocide Revival Chapter II: A Tale of Two Architectures, Armenian and Gothic37 Environmental Factors Function and Form The Influence of Mt. Ararat Gothic Cathedrals Differences Chapter III: The Post-Genocide Revival 45 The Neo-Classic Period Coming Out Of Hibernation From The Old to The New World A Story of Crossing Arches The Geometry of Crossed Arches and Domes Symmetry and Parsimony Some Thoughts on Architecture Chapter IV: From The Nebula To The Crux 57 In The Beginning was the Theme Exploring the Next Evolutionary Step Hand Drawn Churches: 1 To 10 Thinking Small: The Small Parish Church Problem Computer Drawn Churches: 11 To 25 Why Do We Go On Building Churches? Design Principles and Church Data Chapter V: Peripheral Reflections 145 An Armenian Dichotomy: Art and Science The Dichotomy The Role of the Church The Homeland-Diaspora Remedy Back to The Beginning: A Conjecture Epilogue: 151 Cosmic Connections Coda Appendix A: Church 26 - Zvartnots Revisited 155 Appendix B: Collective Displays 159 Appendix C: Auxiliary Structures 165 Appendix D: Articles By and About The Author 171 1. Tradition: Impasse or Point of Departure 2. Living Armenian Architecture 3. The Poetic Vision and Integrity 4. John Halajian Has Finally Built His Church 5. Letter to the Editor 6. Lessons in Armenian Architecture, An Interview 7. A Tale of Two Churches
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