Title page for ETD etd-01202007-145941

Type of Document

Master's Thesis

Author

Thomas, Jr., Emmett E.

Author's Email Address

emmett.thomas@gmail.com

URN

etd-01202007-145941

Title

The Search For Structure in a Baptist Church

Degree

Master of Architecture

Department

Architecture

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
O'Brien, Michael J.	Committee Chair
Blizard, Mark A.	Committee Member
Rott, Hans Christian	Committee Member

Keywords

Religious Buildings
Structure
Church
Structural Art
Ecclesiastical Design
Shell Architecture

Date of Defense

1998-01-19

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

First Baptist Church of Guilford in Columbia, MD is seeking a design for its fourth church due to its ever increasing membership. The needs of its members and surrounding community are however not limited to worship but also include the desire for commercial areas for business ventures, day care, and recreational facilities. These desires have the making of a “Super Church” which has become all too common in metropolitan areas.

The requirements of a growing church body requires the architect to have an understanding of the denomination, liturgy, and possess the design creativity to construct a structural envelope that is suitable for a religious building.

The purpose of this thesis is to explore alternative prototypical structural and architectural solutions in response to the building program created by the Architectural Committee and their design consultants.

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