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Pages: 463
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-12-14 - Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States experienced a rapid expansion of church and synagogue construction as part of a larger “religious boom.”
Language: en
Pages: 401
Pages: 401
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-05-07 - Publisher: University of Texas Press
"The idea for this book came about when architectural historian Kathryn O'Rourke and architect / photographer Ben Koush collaborated on a piece on postmodern ar
Language: en
Pages: 438
Pages: 438
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-05-25 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis
This edited book examines architectural representations that tie water, as a physical and symbolic property, with the sacred. The discussion centers on two leve
Language: en
Pages: 248
Pages: 248
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
American Synagogues is the first book to explore the exceptional architecture of modern American synagogues in the twentieth century, and this intriguing book r
Language: en
Pages: 230
Pages: 230
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-01 - Publisher: Brandeis University Press
In 1961, famed architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) received a commission to design a new synagogue. His client was one of the oldest Sephardic Orthodox congrega