Archinect - News 2024-05-02T15:22:03-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/56659650/michael-rotondi-on-the-design-of-sacred-spaces Michael Rotondi on the design of sacred spaces Orhan Ayyüce 2012-09-05T01:06:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:10:02-04:00 <em><p>The practical problem to solve in meditation space is making it as quiet as possible, making the architecture as quiet as possible. The architecture has to come to rest if you want the mind to come to rest. And the architecture has to be, doesn&rsquo;t have to be, but it&rsquo;s best if it&rsquo;s holding you to the ground as opposed to ascension.</p></em><br /><br /><p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/y0/y03y550cd1csto5t.jpg" title=""></p> <p> Metropolis conducts a Q&amp;A with Michael Rotondi on&nbsp;the design of sacred spaces. What he says is a beautiful way to look at architecture, meditative space and ourselves.</p>