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9781883982324

In the Spirit of Our Age: Eric Mendelsohn's B'Nai Amoona Synagogue

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    9781883982324

  • ISBN10:

    1883982324

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-09-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
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Summary

Celebrates the B'Nai Amoona Synagogue, a landmark of the city of St. Louis. The strikingly innovative building, which both embodied and directed postwar American synagogue design, currently houses the Center for Contemporary Arts (COCA), a leading cultural force in St. Louis.

Author Biography

Kathleen James-Chakraborty is Associate Professor of Architecture at University of California, Berkeley

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
In the Spirit of Our Age
1(10)
B'nai Amoona: Portrait of a Client
11(6)
Eric Mendelsohn Meets St. Louis
17(7)
Symphony in Steel: Design and Construction
24(16)
House of God; House of the People; House of the Torah
40(9)
A Place in History?
49(18)
Epilogue 67(3)
Notes 70(7)
Portfolio 77
Gen Obata

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