Thus, it would be a matter of relying on personal sources and archival documents to reconstruct the process of genesis, design and construction of a religious building.Įach paper will focus on one or two examples of new or refurbished buildings, tracing through cross correspondence between the client and the architect what was the decision-making process that determined their final appearance, how regulatory issues – both civil and ecclesiastical – were discussed, program requirements, budget constraints, technical and aesthetic choices, environmental and sociological considerations, or integration into history and context, critically analyzing what result was obtained. The organizers are aware that it is not always easy to find the voice of the person who commissions a church. Their relationship with the architect as the technician in charge of drafting a project and supervising the execution of the works has not been a subject to which the academic literature on modern architecture has paid much attention.
This can be a specific person -a priest, a bishop, a patron-, a community of the faithful -parish, monastic community, neighborhood association- or an institution -university, diocese, public agency, etc.
In recent times, the central role that the client plays in the process of ideation, design and execution of a space for worship has begun to become evident.
In this new edition of CIARC, to be held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife from November 23 to 25, 2023, the organizers want to bring to the forefront the figure of the client – the principal, the person or entity that inspires, promotes or commissions a work of architecture – highlighting his or her relationship with the architect in a particular building.
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