Modern architecture in twentieth century protestant church design in The Netherlands

The design of protestant churches in a modern style

Student report (2023)

Authors

J.K.M. Houweling Architecture and the Built Environment

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I. Nevzgodin Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
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Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

20-04-2023

Language

English

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Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Since the beginning of the twentieth century modernistic movements gained influence in architecture and also in church architecture. Specified on protestant churches, we find that a church is a really special building. The design as to be serving the congregation, so they can serve their God. But the design also has to say something to the world. The question is if the charachteristics of modern architecture are capable of doing all this. A theoretical study will first show what modern architecture is, with its charachteristics. Than it will explain what a protestant church building should be. FInally it will show, by using two casestudies, that this combination is a struggle. Their characteristics are too contradicting to have both fully come to their own.