Lessons From the Past, Visions for the Future: Generative Creating of Sacral Space in the Urban Environment

Abstract

The Balts’ tribes for cult rituals chose energetically powerful places as Lielv ā rde located on the right bank of the Daugava River. An integral part of the existence of humanity are symbols. The Latvians have one of the most complicated symbolic sign systems in the world—the Lielv ā rde belt included symbols of strong energy and encoded ancient information that characterizes the special relation to Nature, the World and the Universe. The creation of sacral space and religious ritual is connected by concepts the Place , the Way and the Symbol . In a generative process, the main procedure is to identify a performing aim as a character. Poetic logic is the generative art of connection between a past and a future time. Now on an island on the Daugava River, there is a place near Koknese where the past, the present and the future of the nation merge to give solace to the past, strength to the present and inspiration to follow your dream in the future. Landscape artist Shunmyō Masuno from Japan has visualized the Garden of Destiny, which is an architectural ensemble of monumental landscapes that has been shaped as the metamorphosis of the choir suite and symbolizes eternity.