Thin Place Design: Architecture of the Numinous (1st edition.)

--this work 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.