Buildings Are Not Sacred, but We Can Find Beauty Through Them

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

What makes something sacred? When does a building mean more to us than nearly all other places, spaces, objects, or activities in our lives? Architects strive to achieve the sacred in buildings, but it’s the rest of us who either sense it or not, whatever the aesthetics may be. I think the meaning of what is sacred to us can be most profoundly seen and felt when things change.

We build what we believe in. Developers believe in profit, and they build to service that ethic. Individuals want to manifest themselves or their family in a home, and those core desires get built. Governments are based on rules, laws and culture, and those essential values are reflected in municipal buildings.

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