Jayne L. Doud August 1986ABSTRACT Ceol in He contiuing evelopment of wan ie A need for inner contentment. Moet have, chosen a farm of religions spirituality + acheive thie, In loking al the foundations of weer architectwe- wwe camel eacape the mpack of wligions amd explore Hue thesia is a Univercal Spvilual Genco iw essence, a place for the ‘cmmution of wan’. Design of this ence wae aided by a ach of cardvuct elemente, derived from rescacing ow wayr world religions, which were. then weed as feole of design. these. elements ave avchilechural porchelagical- eymbelic in meanings. My gual became to examine te prealels that cvish in spoves ot vavions veligione,and design ima universal conse by wing Hose commenalitice. thus eal egilal epace vhoe anyne cal cone Yo prtorm those wediions vital to hin apicihual well-being, "Kio unique dscigne evolved from tne diverse, combindione of spirihual elemens ~ aud the peablites are limitless...ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dy, Bruce F Meyer, thesie Comuillee Chairman. Frojessar Shuey Madelechn, thesis Commitee, Dr. Lave Verna, thesia Committees ‘thank yu for having up baawledge,, guidance aed questions wing the cawse. J this priyd. Special thank 40 the folowing for heir continued support aid unique. friendships - simy paente, Ray {Marie sway siblings, Julie + Jonathan + Sater en Hark.» Mark + kd«= and «20 coming, be Heir precenk wait, seperate awe blow dimensions A me iy 2, ing tak their Varied winuencre, ard making posable a wdacmnl of baclinand dpc con pr'eeer” Gan idle wiverse.“The hile tak awvewd Seruealem caplue Hat derived fom it, io often a welled” for communicatin sei es iin avchitechwe, expreaced onimaginative, interpretation rough eqatial: fore of He lavio ovictental fackes of reir world. the decagred,, caymlatic Jorrutla, a Varmonionts wit, of inhoraching forces. Cortiing We Aud with he ovelved Aisles of pore Onwidian bail pee Romanezquer, and Golhicr avdhiteckw® up Yovouals She formes ab toys laren a cigprifcant Gorn ch te oponce. Poach vhs of ino Yar Cacho architechural elylee Woe wot been a ahruckwed part of the educational coquence,. Howover, Hhwough leckures and veterence’, exporawe wat veceived. Notably veligiows cavuchwee temples, and Jobe were qpnerally ve dominant architechwal manitedtatonts ot design ougek diving each period. Today, hovever, opivilual Aruckwess ave tar less representational of architechwral wal en oF prilosophy became Loviely wo longer values, vigiaws ideclogiets ao bavito of orickence. Vaaowrs Rdntduele verte to look for inner contentwent within owe world. Viverce opiritual pale for ocheiving thier imer Kling oe! avenlly accepted ,acreval which vary from traditional” valigions practice. “Therefore, incorporating an underrtanding of taawic human a path out. Uk gradually ope up ond emerges down the, kill, fav below the compler, and focesr away. Irie a cymbal of ve-erlry to rer ‘szeular world ~campeting Wo eequenial experience 24ee V7 \ =. ee SS " : . rT 2 \ _ Y se: \ \FLOOR PLAN WL3) feu BeSite View ack + Enbeances BlevalionesalSpree vilhin pave wae the wain concept chosen from which fo apnea we cecond univercal spiritual eprce design. Witkin tne, sapere by We atom," Que wy peopl We, Arationsy cnyctalliced tric cence of Volinis Lao in their relddin to spice. the Gnerd ond clan, Graptor 1) “the chil. te major perl chick geneeing the eve comer. Ucar te sit trom the ety. the chuck ae. vertical aya, appreprialel) empharizes and overbe to that which fo lly and veprecentative. fall epivitual endeavors - the desive, ‘pr contentment wih He mysterians beypal. Fiow thio vertical priv | octabtiched fou radial avie lines. “three of the lines avient the waier pavillions to traditional directions. “the fourth edbnbliches a viewal link. tek the futain tothe yatut of enkry. the enbrrnce ia series Sf Hrdlises which gradually fick up the weer walking we the hilleide,, aid bring him ot into te, compen. “the cight of the founbtin ie meant tovehedh befowe worship. Each of the, three wijor pavilions, te sinilar, ypk wique. ‘the ecales ave. propertioned intimately to the, weer — Yok vot limiting, Many of the ope are exbrior fo lathe advantage of Ane climate. the individual worship spwee alee ack 22,ae aplownys annoweing lhe Welinecs of the cauctuary beypnd. ‘lier focal point al each pilin io grad and destrelically teminiccent of he traditional focal point. ‘he placa chupe i2 wider vate Haan longer aloving a doserens arawd He fpcal abjeck Below each outdoor coucluary ie an enclosure to serve larger group meditations. Light from the akene, facwe ahreame Tacough the overhead plane, extending the aly focus three miner pwillions , near the cite enlvance, defines a lower edep.. tay are decigned wilt varying enclocures ‘b <— odution A PSK) he NEPA SAN iNHIERARCHY