Housing; affordable; social; family; low-income; middle-income; vulnerable; housing stock; community; institutions
Session
Architecture and Spatial Planning
Description
The shape of human experience involved in sacred architecture has been always impacted by the light as a fundamental element. In addition, the profound relationship between natural light, spiritual perception, and the human presence in sacred spaces is elaborated in this theme. In religion, light symbolizes the truth, the triumph of good over evil, or even the God itself, and as such it is the key emotional medium in religious and spiritual architecture that evokes transcendence. The role of light in architecture is to invite a reflection on how daylight is intertwined with architectural form to create rooms that develop introspection and connection with the divine. This theme also explores historical and contemporary examples through bringing to attention the contribution of light to a place’s spiritual identity by influencing its aesthetic qualities in one hand, and its emotional and existential dimensions in the other. Human-Centered experience of light in sacred architecture is the primary authentic focus as a cultural and spiritual necessity in an era that is challenged by a time that is more and more dominated by artificial environments and digital experience. The goal of this conference contribution is to open a conversation related to the continuing relevance of natural light as an architectural medium—one that enables interaction and that fosters the relationship with the divinepresence
Keywords:
Natural light, Sacred Architecture, Spirituality, Human-Centered Design, Architectural Experience
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-41-2
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
25-10-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
26-10-2025 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2025.25
Recommended Citation
Dalipi, Shkurte; Sadiki, Sanelina; and Krasniqi, Shaindera, "Housing; affordable; social; family; low-income; middle-income; vulnerable; housing stock; community; institutions" (2025). UBT International Conference. 26.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2025UBTIC/ASP/26
Housing; affordable; social; family; low-income; middle-income; vulnerable; housing stock; community; institutions
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
The shape of human experience involved in sacred architecture has been always impacted by the light as a fundamental element. In addition, the profound relationship between natural light, spiritual perception, and the human presence in sacred spaces is elaborated in this theme. In religion, light symbolizes the truth, the triumph of good over evil, or even the God itself, and as such it is the key emotional medium in religious and spiritual architecture that evokes transcendence. The role of light in architecture is to invite a reflection on how daylight is intertwined with architectural form to create rooms that develop introspection and connection with the divine. This theme also explores historical and contemporary examples through bringing to attention the contribution of light to a place’s spiritual identity by influencing its aesthetic qualities in one hand, and its emotional and existential dimensions in the other. Human-Centered experience of light in sacred architecture is the primary authentic focus as a cultural and spiritual necessity in an era that is challenged by a time that is more and more dominated by artificial environments and digital experience. The goal of this conference contribution is to open a conversation related to the continuing relevance of natural light as an architectural medium—one that enables interaction and that fosters the relationship with the divinepresence