Writing a Master of Architecture Thesis

By Ben Temperley

Part of being a Master of Architecture student at SIUC is writing a thesis. Writing is an often overlooked but important part of being an architect. It is a skill that undergraduate architecture students will want to reinforce in preparation for graduate work. Part of a thesis is a written abstract. An abstract is a brief introduction to inform the reader of what is contained in the thesis. The following is a draft of the abstract to my thesis:

RESTORING THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID AT CALVARY CAMPUS CHURCH

King David received a vision from the Lord around 1000 B.C. of heavenly worship filled with singers, musicians, and intercessors that occurs before the throne of God continually. David instituted worship on earth according to his vision. The result is what the Scriptures call the Tabernacle of David. The Scriptures record God's blessing on Israel when they were faithful to the Tabernacle of David and the consequences when they were not. This thesis will establish the importance of the Tabernacle of David for the Church as it was for the nation of Israel before the coming of Christ.

This thesis will focus on designing a building project to house the Tabernacle of David at Calvary Campus Church in Carbondale, Illinois. This proposal is for replacing the current church buildings with new ones. The design will also require purchasing and redeveloping adjacent properties to the current land owned by the church in order to accommodate the program.

This research will examine case studies from the Bible including Revelation chapter 5, the Prophetess Anna from the book of Luke, and King David from 1 Chronicles. This research will also study prayer furnaces in operation today such as the Kansas City International House of Prayer (IHOP) which is a twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week (24/7) prayer room.