Thin Place Design : Architecture of the Numinous

Aims to expand the discussion about thin places, how they work and why they are important. It explores the origins and characteristics of a thin places, and their applications at architectural and urban scales. Focus on awe experiences particularly to architecture and other design professionals. Showing how certain buildings help facilitate the connection between the secular or profane and sacred or numinous space, and to special urban design settings, such as Siena Campo, Taos Square, and European villages. A detailed explanation and illustration of place characteristics and defining patterns that contribute to a charged awe experience. It also focuses twenty specific ectypal patterns that contribute to such experiences.