The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s?1960s【電子書籍】[ Anat Geva ]

＜p＞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.” The synagogues built in that era illustrate how their designs pushed the envelope in aesthetics and construction. The design of the synagogues departed from traditional concepts, embraced modernism and innovations in building technology, and evolved beyond the formal/rational style of early 1950s modern architecture to more of an expressionistic design. The latter resulted in abstraction of architectural forms and details, and the inclusion of Jewish art in the new synagogues.＜br /＞ ＜em＞The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s?1960s＜/em＞ introduces an architectural analysis of selected modern American synagogues and reveals how they express American Jewry’s resilience in continuing their physical and spiritual identity, while embracing modernism, American values, and landscape. In addition, the book contributes to t．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る