a project for: A Mega Meeting House

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dc.contributor.advisorVassallo , Jesúsen_US
dc.contributor.advisorFinley, Dawnen_US
dc.creatorBurran, Alexanderen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T20:26:00Zen_US
dc.date.created2024-05en_US
dc.date.issued2024-04-17en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2024en_US
dc.date.updated2024-05-21T20:26:00Zen_US
dc.descriptionEMBARGO NOTE: This item is embargoed until 2024-11-01en_US
dc.description.abstractThe megachurch is not a new phenomenon; however, a longstanding Protestant ideal. The ubiquitous American megachurch is the result of Protestant fever of evangelism and mid-twentieth century American social dynamics. While the American church is shrinking these congregations are growing both in number and attendance year over year. The majority of these congregations burdened by their size inhabit architectures such as theatres and warehouses. These architectural types, while well suited for the uses to which they were originally designed, are far from the physical and spatial significance of historic ecclesiastical architecture. Megachurch structures are largely unmotivated by any deep theological thought or reference, instead they simply exist as space to be occupied. This thesis reflects on historic Protestant views on worship and architecture focused specifically on the Dutch Reformed and the Puritan sects. This reflection provides a rubric with which to critique contemporary megachurch architecture as well as a foundation for the proposal of a new typological hybrid for the American megachurch.en_US
dc.embargo.lift2024-11-01en_US
dc.embargo.terms2024-11-01en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBurran, Alexander. a project for: A Mega Meeting House. (2024). Masters thesis, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116070en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/116070en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectmegachurchen_US
dc.subjectreligious architectureen_US
dc.subjectchurchesen_US
dc.subjectprotestant reformationen_US
dc.subjectProtestantismen_US
dc.subjectpuritanen_US
dc.subjectmeetinghouseen_US
dc.titlea project for: A Mega Meeting Houseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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