Through history, we can observe how changes in religious faith (Content) resulted in changes in the religious space (Form), which then stimulates new religious behaviours, e.g. from Greek temples where only Gods where allowed to enter, to the Community Centred religious spaces of today.

If the intrinsic interdependence between Content (Essence) and Form (Appearance) is broken, the integrity of the work is altered.

The design of the building Appearance has become a preoccupation in itself. This is evident in facades designed as ‘cloaks to impress’, or just to replicate prevailing trends.

When the ‘skin’ of the building no longer relates to its Essence, do we need to re-formulate the Content and Form dialectics, or are we in the presence of a simplified creative process?