Jewish Religious Architecture

Jewish Religious Architecture

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Modern buildings designed specifically for Jewish purposes.

Top: Arts: Architecture: Religious: Jewish

See Also:

- Reprinted article from "Architectural Review" about the post-Holocaust renaissance in German synagogue architecture.
- This synagogue in Rochester, New York, has a remarkable tentlike sanctuary with glass wall and ceiling, designed by James Johnson. Photographs, description and explanation of the symbolism from the official site.
- An illustrated, scholarly article by Laura Hartman of the University of Virginia, on the relationship of theology and architecture at the Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Synagogue in Bethesda, Maryland, built in 1999-2001 to the designs of Robert Schwartz
- Description of a synagogue built in South Laurel in 1991 that has received awards for its innovative design, explaining the symbolism and history used by architect Travis Price.
- In this article from IS Design, Diane Wintroub Calmenson describes Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, Michigan, designed by Neumann/Smith and Associates on a semi-circular plan. Includes floor plans.
- Photographs and text on the first US synagogue designed by modernist synagogue architect Eric Mendelsohn.
- Photographs, floor plans, and background on the last synagogue designed by Eric Mendelsohn.

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