ISBN:
9781933455143
,
1933455144
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 169 S.
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
24 cm
Year of publication:
2015
Dissertation note:
Dissertation University of Pennsylvania 1996
Keywords:
Kahn, Louis I
;
Hurva Synagogue
;
Architecture
;
Architecture
;
Architecture, Modern 20th century
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Kahn, Louis I. 1901-1974
;
Jerusalem
;
Synagoge
;
Architektur
Abstract:
"Piecing together unpublished archival documents, this pioneering study reveals the intriguing story of one of the most important, yet least studied, designs in modern architecture, the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem by Louis Kahn. Professor Sakr analyzes Kahn's design against the backdrop of the search of National Jewish Style since the 19th Century, and the subsequent architectural and archeological construction of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. Though never built, Kahn's alternative Temple built a whole nation after its own fractured image." -- from page 4 of cover
Abstract:
I.: In search of a national Jewish style -- II.: Louis Kahn's Hurva Temple -- III.: Kahn's metaphor as a national symbol -- IV.: Shaping the Jewish Quarter -- V.: Fashioning the Western Wall as a national symbol -- VI.: The resurgence of the Hurva's utopia -- Conclusion.: Kahn's schizophrenia as a national eschatology -- Epilogue
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-168)
