BAPTIST STUDENT FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCE CENTRE (SYMBOLIC APPROACH IN ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE)
BAPTIST STUDENT FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCE CENTRE (SYMBOLIC APPROACH IN ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE)
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1999-10
Authors
GEORGE, AYANSOLA GBENGA
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Abstract
THE BAPTIST STUDENT FELLOWSHIP (B.S.F.) an organisation comprising
of students in various Baptist Churches. The Lagos chapter of the organisation know as
LAGOS STATE BAPTIST STUDENT FELLOWSHIP(L.S.B.S.F.) Do held her annual
conference meeting tugged "Refreshing", The venue for the refreshing have been shifted
from one place to another for the past few years because of lack of a permanent place for
the conference and the programs. This the B.S.F. are in need of a center capable to
accommodate their population and serve in the service of all their functions.
In the course of providing a conference center for use by the Baptist student
fellowship. The author investigated the mode of Baptist worship, and how a Christian
conference center should look like and suit the Baptist and taking some case-study of
existing conference center locally and internationally. In addition, the influence of
Pentecostalism on church (ecclesiastical) Architecture is considered.
From all collected data and foregoing findings, the author trains his conclusion
that the Architecture of a Christian Conference center should be guided by various
Architectural styles ranging from Ecclesiastical Architecture to International style. The
Architectural symbolism was also employ in the main structure of the center making the
building a servant of the gospel. He concluded further that the design of the Baptist
student conference center should give a thought to contemporary integrity, theological,
simple and beautiful in appearance.
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD
OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA.
Keywords
BAPTIST,, STUDENT,, FELLOWSHIP,, CONFERENCE,, CENTRE,, SYMBOLIC APPROACH,, ECCLESIASTICAL,, ARCHITECTURE