GIVING ARCHITECTURE TO FIRE

For centuries, fire has been a sacred symbol to
different cultures. It represents a great essence
in our daily lives as an energy source with its
warmth, light and aura, kindling feelings of truth
and spirituality within us. Zoroaster, who venerated
fire, led mankind to believe that there is one
supreme lord that we may follow; a being that can
only be known by the quest for truth. For
Zoroaster, fire symbolised truth as it brought
people together in prayer. In time, fire was
consecrated in different orders with the higher ones
being placed within covered buildings for
protection. These buildings became temples of fire
or Fire Temples, where an eternal flame was kept and
looked after by a priest so as to keep alive the
salvation of humankind and continue our journey
towards righteousness. With this, faith stayed alive
as long as the Fire burned. Herein lies my
celebration of fire where I announce it to the
follower on the path to truth as an eternal flame
burning, yet resting in a place worthy of all its
glory; an ambience created to venerate the flame and
reassure the traveller that its light has more to
offer than meets the eye.

Autorentext

(Nicky) M.Arch: Virginia Tech, USA; B.Arch: L.S.Raheja School of
Architecture, Bombay, India. VP of the 'Emerging Architects',
Jacksonville, AIA Florida Chapter. 'Most Outstanding Student',
all five years of his Bachelor's studies. Of Zoroastrian
descent, raised in Africa and India, he lives and works as an
Architect in Florida.

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For centuries, fire has been a sacred symbol to
different cultures. It represents a great essence
in our daily lives as an energy source with its
warmth, light and aura, kindling feelings of truth
and spirituality within us. Zoroaster, who venerated
fire, led mankind to believe that there is one
supreme lord that we may follow; a being that can
only be known by the quest for truth. For
Zoroaster, fire symbolised truth as it brought
people together in prayer. In time, fire was
consecrated in different orders with the higher ones
being placed within covered buildings for
protection. These buildings became temples of fire
or Fire Temples, where an eternal flame was kept and
looked after by a priest so as to keep alive the
salvation of humankind and continue our journey
towards righteousness. With this, faith stayed alive
as long as the Fire burned. Herein lies my
celebration of fire where I announce it to the
follower on the path to truth as an eternal flame
burning, yet resting in a place worthy of all its
glory; an ambience created to venerate the flame and
reassure the traveller that its light has more to
offer than meets the eye.