Religious Architecture in Canada III | L’architecture religieuse au Canada III
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Although the study of architecture in Canada is a relatively young field, it is no exaggeration to say that more attention has been given to religious architecture than any other form of building in the country. That is because as long as people have inhabited the land that is now known as Canada, there have been buildings devoted to their religious beliefs and practices. Churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples can be found in communities across the country in every style, from vernacular to modern. These buildings are expressive, practical, and reflect Canadian pluralism. This session welcomes papers on religious architecture of all types and styles, from all periods of Canada’s history.
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Quoique l’architecture soit un domaine relativement nouveau au Canada, il n’est pas exagéré de dire que l’architecture religieuse reçoit plus d’attention que tous les autres genres de construction dans le pays. Depuis le peuplement de terres identifiées comme le Canada, il y eut des bâtiments dévoués aux croyances et aux pratiques religieuses. Les églises, les synagogues, les mosquées et les temples sont présents dans les communautés à travers le pays, et ce dans tous les styles, du vernaculaire au moderne. Ces édifices expressifs et pratiques reflètent le pluralisme canadien. Cette séance vise à explorer des soumissions à propos de l’architecture religieuse, de tous les types et styles et de toutes les époques de l’histoire du Canada.
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The word masjid (mosque) means simply “place of prostration.” For Muslims, the Qur’an and Hadith serve as ultimate arbiters of value, meaning and truth, but neither says anything about the location or look of mosques. Nor have Muslim jurists. Nonetheless, certain features have come to characterize the architecture of mosques: domes and minarets; arched windows and doorways; courtyards, fountains and gardens. Inside, images of human and animal life – considered distractions from a ...
The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the St. Ignatius of Loyola parish. Founded in 1917 by Jesuit missionaries, St. Ignatius is an Anglophone Roman Catholic community in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) neighborhood in the city of Montreal. This paper seeks to present, based on new archival research, a brief history of St. Ignatius by doing a comparative analysis of the design and material culture of two of its buildings: Henri Labelle’s English Collegiate church (built on the grounds...
The history of Dominion-Chalmers United Church (Chalmers Presbyterian) is a history of construction, destruction, mobility, and amalgamation. As the church body prepares for a momentous shift once again, this paper examines the forces of faith, style, and practicality that resulted in this dynamic and historically wealthy congregation commissioning the 1912 Romanesque and Byzantine Revival gem that stands today. A late example of Alexander C. Hutchison’s work, Dominion-Chalmers represents ...
