CHURCH ARCHITECTURE

• CULTURE AND CULTURAL INTERACTION - it is conditioned by _. churches have high and dignified interior. it should reflect that it is only the house of god.
• EXPECTATIONS - conditioned by _. church can frustate or exceed expectations.
• PURPOSE - express by spatial dynamics and centering focus
• MEANING - express by symbolic resonance
• FORM - express by aesthetic impact
• CLASSIC SACRAMENTAL CHURCH - basilica plan, long structure with loner aisles on either side, and an apse at the end
• CONGREGATION - west longitudinal nave
• CLERGY - east end chancel
• ALTAR - sanctuary
• NARTHEX - enclosed porch or meeting area inside the western entrance
• NAVE - central part of the church set apart for the laity
• AISLE - long narrow space separated from the nave by rows of piers or columns
• CHOIR / APSE - are designed to accomodate the liturgical singers
• TRANSEPT - crosses at right angles to the nave and choir.