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Louis I. Kahn's Jewish Architecture: Mikveh Israel and the Midcentury American Synagogue (American Jewish History, Culture, and Life)
Louis I Kahn's Jewish Architecture Mikveh Israel and the Midcentury American Synagogue - American Jewish History, Culture, and Life
Author: Susan G. Solomon
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 congregations in the United States: Philadelphia's Mikveh Israel. Due to the loss of financial backing, Kahn's plans were never realized. Nevertheless, the haunting and imaginative schemes for Mi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781584657880
ISBN-10: 158465788X
Publication Date: 8/31/2009
Pages: 236
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Publisher: Brandeis
Book Type: Hardcover
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