Note: Intro -- Series Editor's Preface 1 -- Series Editor's Preface 2 -- Scientific Committee -- Word from the Chairman of the Conference -- Contents -- Utopian and Sacred Architecture -- 1 Sacral Buildings as an Expression of Hope -- 2 The Holy Place: History of Catholic Liturgical Architecture -- References -- 3 A Small Jerusalem in Milan -- Abstract -- 1 A Small Jerusalem on the Navigli Canals: Between Dialogue at Higher Level and Difficulties -- 2 What the Al Wahid Mosque in Milan Looks like -- 3 The Al Wahid Mosque, Stages of Legal Recognition as a Place of Worship -- 4 How the Italian COREIS Expressed Itself About Places of Worship in Milan -- 4 Designing the Intangible -- Abstract -- 1 Why Design and Religion? -- 2 Which Design for Religion? -- 3 How to Design for Religion? -- References -- 5 Sacred Places: The Interaction Between Space, Time and Faith -- Abstract -- 1 Sacred Places -- 2 Forms of Sacred Places -- 3 What Makes a Place Sacred? -- 3.1 Location -- 3.2 History/Memory -- 3.3 Building Type/Function -- 3.4 Practiced Rituals -- 3.5 Objects Located in Place -- 3.6 Traditions -- 4 The Temporal Sensation of Sacredness -- 5 Spatial Organization of Sacred Places -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- A Brief History of Historical Sacred Spaces -- 6 Re-construction and Virtual Fruition of a Fourteenth-Century Religious Building -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Cycle of Frescoes Between Liturgy and Iconographic Tradition -- 1.2 Image Acquisition Methodology and the Geometric-Perspective Analysis of an Utopian Reality -- 1.3 Augmented Reality, a Comprehension and Fruition Tool -- 1.4 Conclusions -- References -- 7 From Amalfi to Pompeii: Utopia of the Twentieth Century Sacred. The Architectural Epithelium for the House of God -- Abstract -- 1 The Nineteenth Century: Religion, Homeland and Monuments. , 2 The Facade of the Cathedral of Amalfi as a Monument of the Identity of Its Community -- 3 The Reconstruction of Nola Cathedral Following the Unification of Italy Is Exemplary -- 4 The Shrine of Pompeii: Utopia of Spiritual Rebirth of an Archaeological City -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 8 A Preliminary Structural Analysis of Typical Arches of Italian Gothic Churches -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Gothic Architecture -- 2.1 Structural Features -- 2.2 The Pointed Arch: Geometrical Considerations and Typologies -- 2.3 Main Elements of Italian Gothic Churches -- 3 Structural Assessment of Masonry Arches -- 3.1 General -- 3.2 Historical Notes -- 3.3 First Static Theories -- 3.4 From Modern Theories to Current Approaches -- 4 The Developed Analysis -- 4.1 Geometric Parameters Setting -- 4.2 The Adopted Limit Analysis Approach -- 4.3 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Changing the History of Architectural Heritage Palaeologian Renaissance-The Style that Never Was? -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why Kosovo Matters? -- 2.1 Revisionist Approach to Historical Narratives -- 2.2 The Problematic Evidence -- 2.2.1 The Dečani Monastery (1327-1335)-The Final Monument of the Raška Style -- 2.2.2 The Gračanica Monastery (1315-1321) and the Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviška (1306-1307)-The Serbo-Byzantine or the Vardar Style -- 2.2.3 The Patriarchate of Peć (Before 1260-1337) -- 3 Palaeologian Renaissance-The Architectural or Painting Style? -- 3.1 Palaeologian Period-Was There Any "Architectural Renaissance" at All? -- 3.2 Can the Eyes of the Beholder Be Wrong? -- 4 Re-appropriation of the Serbian Cultural Heritage as a Tool of Territorial Expansion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Symbolism and Representation: Utopian Moments and Architectural Movements. , 10 Exploring Utopian Representations in the Architecture of Art Museums in the Middle East -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Utopia, Arts, and Art Museums -- 2.2 Reconcilation of the Individual and the Collective -- 2.3 Utopia/Genuine Home-from Ritual Functions to Storytelling -- 2.4 Process-Fragment: Thinking as Storytelling -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, 2008 -- 3.1.1 Overlay One: Ribat -- 3.1.2 Overlay Two: Presence of Allah Through Light -- 3.1.3 Overlay Three: Creation of Ibn Tulun Mosque -- 3.1.4 Overlay Four: Buddhist Ritual -- 3.1.5 Overlay Five: Creation -- 3.1.6 Overlay Six: The Search for a Capital -- 3.2 Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2017 -- 3.2.1 Overlay One: Man and Cosmos -- 3.2.2 Overlay Two: Foundation of Prophet Mohammad House Mosque -- 3.2.3 Overlay Three: The Rescue of Baby Prophet Moses -- 3.2.4 Overlay Four: Deluge -- 3.2.5 Overlay Five: Paradise Lost -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Dantesque Allegories in the Symbolic Architecture of Triduum Structures -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Object of Study -- 3 Main Bibliographic References -- 3.1 Temporary Installations -- 3.2 Dante, Purgatory and Paradise -- 3.3 "3" Number -- 3.4 Light -- 4 The Triduum Structures -- 4.1 The Triduum Structural Components -- 4.2 The Triduum Architectural Components -- 4.3 The Triduum Decorative Components -- 5 Dantesque Allegories -- 5.1 Interpretative Hypothesis: Purgatory's Allegories -- 5.2 Interpretative Hypothesis: Paradise's Allegories -- 5.3 Triduum Structures as Purgatory and Paradise's Allegorical Figurations -- 6 Methodologies -- 7 Objectives Achieved -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- 12 Architecture, Territory, Traditions. The Cult of the Madonna del Carmine called "delle Galline" in Pagani -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Origins of the Cult of the Madonna Delle Galline -- 2.1 Sanctuary of Santa Maria Incoronata Del Carmine Detta Delle Galline -- 3 The Celebrations: Customs and Traditions Between Folklore and Sacredness -- 4 The Places of the Celebrations: A Complex and Structured Set of Different Architectural and Urban Subsystems -- 4.1 Religious Buildings -- 4.2 The Procession Route -- 4.3 Courtyards and Toselli -- 4.4 The Ancient Noble Palaces -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Oblique Plane -- Layering -- Spatial Layering-The Construction of Pavel Janák's Formal Language -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Formal Language System -- 3 Form, Order, Style -- 4 The Third Force and the Oblique Plane -- 4.1 The Third Force -- 4.2 Oblique Plane and Triangle, Prism and Pyramid -- 5 The Interfaces and the Layers -- 5.1 The Interface Between Observer and Creator -- 5.2 Haptic and Optic: Mediator Between Creator and Observer -- 5.3 Layers -- 6 Techniques -- 6.1 Layering: Stratification-Superimposition -- 6.2 Spatial Layering -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Janák's Design Philosophy -- 7.2 The Formal Language -- 7.3 The Techniques -- 7.4 The Meaning: Abstract and Empathy: An Observer's Perception-Based Creative Method Approaches from Two Dimensions to the Three Dimensions -- References -- 14 Use of Natural Light for Catholic Sacred Architecture: Technological Strategies and Symbolic Values -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Light as an Architectural Methaphor -- 3 Natural Light and "Functional" Comfort -- 4 The Natural Light Technological Use -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The Language of Built Space: Sacred and Religious Dimensions -- 15 A Unique Space for Different Religions? -- Abstract -- 1 A Declaration of Intents: MIT Chapel and Interfaith Spaces -- 2 Diversity and Proximity in the Forms of Architecture. , 3 Gestures and Users: From Individual to Groups, from Silence to Rite -- 4 The Context: Insertion and Separation -- 5 Man and the Divine: Light and Works of Art -- 6 Adapting Spaces: The Role of Flexibility -- 7 In the End -- References -- 16 Gathering Differences. Sacred Spaces and Diversities -- Abstract -- Refereces -- 17 Imagined Spaces in Church Architectural Furnishings: Solomon's Temple in Small-Scale Architectural Language -- Abstract -- 1 Small Sacred Architecture: The Solomonic Motif and Its Symbology -- 1.1 Case Study -- 2 Point Cloud Acquisition Methods -- 2.1 Data Acquisition Using TLS Technology -- 2.2 Data Acquisition Using Photogrammetric Technology -- 2.3 Data Integration -- 3 Analysis and Considerations About Reconstruction Hypotheses and Final Products -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 18 The Convent of La Tourette Between Communitarian Utopia and Religion -- Abstract -- 1 Genesis -- 2 In Some Religious Way -- 3 Models -- 4 La Tourette as a Fulfilled Utopia. Conclusion -- References -- 19 Sacred Spaces and Virtual Design. Toward a Digital Prayer Interreligious Architecture -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State of Art -- 2.1 Functional Hybrids and Hybrid Types -- 2.2 Hybrid Architectures: Interreligious Spaces for Prayer -- 2.2.1 Rooms of Silence -- 2.2.2 Interreligious Rooms for Prayer and Meditation -- 2.2.3 Interreligious Celebratory Rooms -- 2.3 Digital Technologies Applied to Prayer Spaces -- 3 Documents and Materials -- 3.1 Space and Liturgy_ Form and Reforms in the Three Abrahamic Confessions -- 3.1.1 The Liturgical Movement -- 3.1.2 Nahda and the Islamic Modernists -- 3.1.3 Jewish Emancipation and Reformism -- 3.2 Style and Character -- 3.3 Light -- 3.4 Ornament -- 4 Research Hypothesis and Method -- 4.1 Studies of Types for Interreligious Prayer Space of the Three Abrahamic Confessions. , 4.1.1 Directionality.