Author Description

Mid-20th Century Sacred Architecture In America Sought To Bridge Modernism With Religion By Abstracting Cultural And Faith Traditions And Pushing The Envelope In The Design Of Houses Of Worship. Modern Architects Embraced The Challenges Of Creating Sacred Spaces That Incorporated Liturgical Changes, Evolving Congregations, Modern Architecture, And Innovations In Building Technology. The Book Describes The Unique Context And Design Aspects Of The Departure From Historicism, And The Renewal Of Heritage And Traditions With Ground-breaking Structural Features, Deliberate Optical Effects And Modern Aesthetics. The Contributions, From A Pre-eminent Group Of Scholars And Practitioners From The Us, Australia, And Europe Are Based On Original Archival Research, Historical Documents, And Field Visits To The Buildings Discussed. Introduction: The Sacred Space / Anat Geva -- Chapter 1: Minimal Ritual: Mies Van Der Rohe's Chapel Of St. Savior, 1952 / Ross Anderson -- Chapter 2: Religious Freedom And Architectural Ambition At Vassar College, 1945-54 / Lindsay Cook -- Chapter 3: Tuskegee University's Second Chapel: A Departure And A Continuation / Arthue J. Clement And Roderick D. Fluker -- Chapter 4: Bold Modern Form: The Parabola And St. Louis's Sacred Buildings / Mary Reid Brunstorm -- Chapter 5: The Structural Modeling And Design Of St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco, 1963-71 / Gabriele Neri -- Chapter 6: Charles Haertling's St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Northglenn, Colorado, 1963-64 / Heather Seneff -- Chapter 7: A Monumental Absence: Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building, 1965 (demolished 1986) / Scott Murray Chapter 8: Creating Sacred Spaces In The Suburbs: Roman Catholic Architecture In Post-war Los Angeles, 1948-76 / Michael J. Gibson -- Chapter 9: Critiquing Modernism: The Unorthodox Orthodox, 1950s-1960s / Dean G. Lampros -- Chapter 10: J. Eugene Wukasch And Mid-century Lutheran Architecture In Texas, 1950-70 / Jason John Paul Haskins -- Chapter 11: The Nexus Betw