| Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Architecture for Liberal Religion Revised Edition Contributor(s): Siry, Joseph M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521629918 ISBN-13: 9780521629911 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $55.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1998 Annotation: The first in-depth study of one of the seminal works of America's most renowned 20th-century architect. Author Joseph Siry examines Unity Temple in light of Frank Lloyd Wright's earlier religious architecture, his methods of design, and his innovative construction techniques. Unity Temple is treated as a work of art that embodies both Wright's theory of architecture and liberal religious ideals. 150 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General - Architecture | Criticism - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial |
| Dewey: 726.5 |
| LCCN: 95020194 |
| Series: Frank Lloyd Wright and Architecture for Liberal Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 7.12" W x 10.09" (2.04 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this study, Joseph Siry examines the building in the light of Wright's earlier religious architecture, his methods of design, and his innovative construction techniques, particularly the use of reinforced concrete. He also sets Unity Temple against the tradition of the liberal Unitarian and Universalist religious culture, the institutional history of the affluent Oak Park congregation that commissioned the building, as well as the social context in which structure was conceived and built. Throughout, Unity Temple is treated as a work of art that embodies both Wright's theory of architecture and his liberal religious ideals. |