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The mendicant orders, essential agents of the spirituality of the last centuries of the Middle Ages, are intimately linked to their inhabited universe: their convents. Based on their own structural, aesthetic and functional principles, these architectural complexes with a clearly polyvalent vocation, responding to the religious, community and intellectual activities of the religious as well as to the needs of the faithful, constituted the edifying counterpoint of the apostolic activity and the pattern of life of beggars. Deliberately settled in urban environments, they created decisive bridges with the outside world, thus opening up their establishments, which, because of their thoughtful establishment, were able to integrate and adapt dynamically in reception areas. The frequent foundations of the convents in the sensitive areas of the cities and the creation, in the churches and in the conventual buildings, of suitable spaces and architectural arrangements satisfied, sometimes even preceded, the spiritual aspirations, even social, of the flocks. This study, combining archaeological data with information provided by archives, historical sources and ancient graphic documents, embraces the female and male convents of the four main begging orders: Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites and Augustinians. Moreover, in the geographical area chosen, namely the north of France and the former Southern Netherlands, the conventual architecture had until then been little explored.

Christian religious orders --- anno 1200-1499 --- Belgium --- Netherlands --- France: North --- Convents --- Friars --- Couvents --- Ordres mendiants --- History --- Histoire --- France --- Belgique --- Church history --- Histoire religieuse --- Monasteries --- Monasticism and religious orders --- History. --- 271.025 <44> --- 271.025 <493> --- 271 "13" --- 726.7 <44> --- 726.7 <493> --- Bedelorden--Frankrijk --- Bedelorden--België --- Kloosterwezen. Religieuze orden en congregaties. Monachisme--?"13" --- Abdijen. Kloosters--Frankrijk --- Abdijen. Kloosters--België --- 726.7 <493> Abdijen. Kloosters--België --- 726.7 <44> Abdijen. Kloosters--Frankrijk --- 271.025 <493> Bedelorden--België --- 271.025 <44> Bedelorden--Frankrijk --- Monachism --- Monastic orders --- Monasticism and religious orders for men --- Monasticism and religious orders of men --- Orders, Monastic --- Orders, Religious --- Religious orders --- Brotherhoods --- Christian communities --- Brothers (Religious) --- Monks --- Superiors, Religious --- Cloisters (Religious communities) --- Friaries --- Church property --- Religious institutions --- Scriptoria --- Mendicant orders --- Christians --- Convents and nunneries --- Nunneries --- Monasticism and religious orders for women --- Europe --- Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Middle Ages, 500-1500 --- Convents - France, Northern - History. --- Convents - Belgium - History. --- Monasteries - France, Northern - History. --- Monasteries - Belgium - History. --- Friars - France, Northern - History. --- Monasticism and religious orders - France, Northern - History. --- Monasticism and religious orders - Belgium - History. --- couvent --- ordre mendiant --- Pays-Bas --- architecture --- COUVENTS --- MONACHISME ET ORDRES RELIGIEUX --- ORDRES MENDIANTS --- ARCHITECTURE RELIGIEUSE --- EUROPE --- FRANCE --- MOYEN AGE --- PAYS BAS --- VILLES

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The building of religious structures represents a rare opportunity for the architect to concentrate on the creation of volume, space, and form. Sacred architecture is far less determined than other building tasks by functional requirements, norms, and standards. As a rule, it is free to unfold as pure architecture. Thus in design terms this building task offers enormous freedoms to the architect. At the same time, however, the special atmospherics of sacred spaces call, on the part of the architect, for a highly sensitive treatment of religion and the relevant cultural and architectural traditions. In a systematic section, this volume introduces the design, technical, and planning fundamentals of building churches, synagogues, and mosques. In its project section, it also presents about seventy realized structures from the last three decades. Drawing upon his in-depth knowledge of the subject and his many years of publishing experience, the author offers a valuable analysis of the conceptual and formal aspects that combine to create the religious impact of spaces (e.g., the ground plan, the shapes of the spaces, the incidence of light, and materiality).

Religious architecture --- Architecture religieuse --- Designs and plans --- Dessins et plans --- Electronic books. -- local. --- Religious architecture -- Design and construction. --- Religious architecture. --- 726 --- 726.5 --- 726.7 --- 726.3 --- 726.2 --- 726.8 --- 72.036 --- 72.037 --- Religieuze architectuur --- Kerkelijke bouwkunst --- Kerken (architectuur) --- Kapellen (architectuur) --- Kloosters (architectuur) --- Synagogen --- Moskeeën --- Crematoria --- Funeraire architectuur --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 21ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Eenentwintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 726(035) --- Religieuze architectuur ; handboeken --- Spiritual architecture --- Architecture --- Design and construction --- Church architecture. --- Ecclesiastical architecture --- Rood-lofts --- Christian art and symbolism --- Architecture, Gothic --- Church buildings --- Buildings. --- Religious architecture -- Planning. --- Sacred building -- Building design. --- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts --- Design and construction.