Three Research areas provide the foundation for the cosmological vision of XSITE: Sufism, Sacred Geometry and Cosmic Architecture.
Re-search describes the journey of our Soul. It provides a foundation for how we manifest the project - the source of inspiration that strengthens us when the journey becomes difficult. Our research is fueled by love and balance with humility. We should never think we have learned enough or could ever understand it all. This aspect of Research belongs to the Sufi. In essence, cosmology is really a story written by those who are in love with One - it is about relating all creation to this Oneness, expressing its science through imaginative media.
If the first aspect of research is the Love born in the Sufi, the second is the way this Love takes shape - its geometry. When we think of numbers qualitatively, a sacred geometry comes to light. As we move from nothing to something, speaking through only circle and line, the wonderfully balanced harmonies of knowledge reveal themselves. This is a path shared by all civilizations, which has taken root in some key reservoirs of wisdom, such as the Flower of Life and Metatron’s Cube, which capture the molecular relationships of the elements.
When we imagine these geometric relationships at increasingly larger scales, we arrive at Cosmic Architecture. The Dome is simply an abstraction of the celestial sphere. We do not experience any completely linear forms in our natural surroundings, yet we choose to live in boxes. How can our built experience reflect the wisdom shaping the Universe that we inhabit in authentic and meaningful ways? Or moreover, how can our architecture be a catalyst for reflection of the Signs so eloquently distributed across our skies?