| Title |
A Study on the Meaning of Symbols in Modern Church Architecture |
| Keywords |
modern church architecture ; symbol ; cognitive faculty |
| Abstract |
N. L. Prak distinguished three stages of meaning in architecture. First, the meaning of icon, second, the conscious symbol and the last is the unconscious symbol. Among them, conscious and unconscious symbol may correspond to iconography and iconology of Panofsky respectively. These symbols are mainly showed in religion architecture than simple practical architecture. Such symbol structures are able to become an important object to be discussed. R. Schwarz who had studied seriously about icon suggested the six forms of church which expressed abundant image and symbols related to the life of Jesus Christ. And we understand that after the first world war, architecture of expressionism appeared to show many meanings which revealed social situation, spirit and characteristic of religion. In the end, looking the flow of time, we know that there are many symbols to get good relation between God and believers. So I have already published a paper(A study on the expression of symbols in modern church architecture)to study the importance and the significance of symbol in Journal of Architectural Institute of Korea, Jan, 2002.
This paper studied continuously from the last paper and especially studied the aspects of not as an architect but as users. So I selected a church that has symbolic meaning. And investigated cognitive faculty of users in symbol that expressed by an architect in the church. Finally, I know that users are affected by symbolic element. and symbols helps them to increase personal faith. |