The Architecture of the Universe

The Architecture of the Universe

Author: Richard Blum

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-08-23

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781500631208

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One of the most fundamental questions asked throughout human history is, “How did the universe come into existence?” Throughout the ages spirituality has provided answers to that question through various mystical cosmologies. Today, science has an answer—the Big Bang theory. But can scientific and spiritual explanations, which are normally considered to be incompatible, co-exist? Is it possible to construct a single comprehensive vision that unites these seemingly divergent approaches to knowledge?The Architecture of the Universe attempts to do just that by extending a contemporary mystical cosmology and merging it with modern-day physics. The result is a new theory of physics, which proposes something more fundamental to the universe than time and space: existence. Emerging out of nothingness, existence serves as the basic component of time and space. Time and space are viewed not just as containers for everything in the universe, but rather as the substance out of which energy and mass arise. This radical viewpoint opens new realms of understanding, shedding light on mysterious aspects of quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of relativity. At the same time the theory creates a vision unifying science and spirituality by linking the infinite transcendent reality with the finite physical universe.Simple explanations along with illustrations make this book easily accessible and an interesting and inspiring read for a wide audience.


The Cosmic Web

The Cosmic Web

Author: J. Richard Gott

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0691181179

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Semi-autobiographical discussion of astronomy and astronomers, and history of astronomy and cosmology.--


Universe by Design

Universe by Design

Author: Danny Faulkner

Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 0890514151

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"The universe was created with purpose and reason; and modern science with all of its experiments, exploration, and sophistication has ever proven otherwise. In fact, as author Dr. Danny Faulkner makes plain, advanced science argues more for a created cosmology than a big bang"--Cover page 4.


Creating the Universe

Creating the Universe

Author: Eric Huntington

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2019-01-22

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0295744073

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Winner, 2018 Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities Buddhist representations of the cosmos across nearly two thousand years of history in Tibet, Nepal, and India show that cosmology is a rich language for the expression of diverse religious ideas, with cosmological thinking at the center of Buddhist thought, art, and practice. In Creating the Universe, Eric Huntington presents examples of visual art and architecture, primary texts, ritual ideologies, and material practices—accompanied by extensive explanatory diagrams—to reveal the immense complexity of cosmological thinking in Himalayan Buddhism. Employing comparisons across function, medium, culture, and history, he exposes cosmology as a fundamental mode of engagement with numerous aspects of religion, from preliminary lessons to the highest rituals for enlightenment. This wide-ranging work will interest scholars and students of many fields, including Buddhist studies, religious studies, art history, and area studies. Art History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http://arthistorypi.org/books/creating-the-universe


The Universe of Design

The Universe of Design

Author: Jean-Pierre Protzen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-05-06

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 1136970444

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This book examines the theoretical foundations of the processes of planning and design. When people – alone or in groups – want to solve problems or improve their situation, they make plans. Horst Rittel studied this process of making plans and he developed theories – including his notion of "wicked problems" – that are used in many fields today. From product design, architecture and planning – where Rittel’s work was originally developed – to governmental agencies, business schools and software design, Rittel’s ideas are being used. This book collects previously unavailable work of Rittel’s within the framework of a discussion of Rittel’s theories and philosophical influences.


Mario Botta

Mario Botta

Author: Irena Sakellaridou

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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"This volume presents the work of the Swiss-born architect who worked as an assistant to such architecture giants as Le Corbusier and Louis I. Kahn before starting his own firm in 1970 and achieving international fame. Botta's characteristic respect for topographical conditions and regional sensibilities, his deft craftmanship, and the importance of geometric order in his work are evidenced in thiry projects that range from smaller residential buildings to such grandiose projects as the Church of San Giovanni Battista, the Jean Tinguely Museum and, most famously, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This detailed study also includes the designs he created for furniture and the stage. Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics is a thorough survey of the architectural and design work that launched Botta into the pantheon of modern architecture."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


The Architecture of the Intelligible Universe in the Philosophy of Plotinus

The Architecture of the Intelligible Universe in the Philosophy of Plotinus

Author: Arthur Hilary Armstrong

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1940

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1107656737

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This 1940 book assesses how the philosopher Plotinus' hierarchy of reality fits into the wider universal order, and how the historical and philosophical tradition gave rise to Plotinus' own philosophies. The book also supplies a bibliography broken down by topic for those who wish to pursue any aspect of the text in greater depth.


The Nature of Order: The phenomenon of life

The Nature of Order: The phenomenon of life

Author: Christopher Alexander

Publisher: Nature of Order

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 0972652914

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In Book Oneof this four-volume work, Alexander describes a scientific view of the world in which all space-matter has perceptible degrees of life, and establishes this understanding of living structures as an intellectual basis for a new architecture. He identifies fifteen geometric properties which tend to accompany the presence of life in nature, and also in the buildings and cities we make. These properties are seen over and over in nature and in the cities and streets of the past, but they have almost disappeared in the impersonal developments and buildings of the last hundred years. This book shows that living structures depend on features which make a close connection with the human self, and that only living structure has the capacity to support human well-being.


The Architecture of John Lautner

The Architecture of John Lautner

Author: Alan Hess

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 2003-08-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780789308689

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"Revised edition of 'The architecture of John Lautner,' first published in 1999 ... by Rizzoli ..."--T.p. vers