Unity Temple : Frank Lloyd Wright and architecture for liberal religion / Joseph M. Siry.

Main entry:

Siry, Joseph, 1956-

Title & Author:

Unity Temple : Frank Lloyd Wright and architecture for liberal religion / Joseph M. Siry.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Description:

xvi, 365 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index.
Religious and institutional architecture of the Lloyd Jones family -- Unity Church in Oak Park to 1905 -- Wright's design for Unity Temple -- Construction of Unity Temple -- Religious and architectural interpretations of Unity Temple -- Conclusion: Unity Temple and later modern architecture.

Summary:

"Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Architecture for Liberal Religion is the first in-depth study of one of the seminal works of America's most renowned twentieth-century architect. In this study, Joseph Siry examines Unity Temple in light of Wright's earlier religious architecture, his methods of design, and his innovative construction techniques, particularly the use of reinforced concrete, which was here exploited and expressively deployed for the first time. Siry also sets Unity Temple against the tradition of the liberal Unitarian and Univeralist religious culture, the institutional history of the affluent Oak Park congregation that commissioned the building, and the social context in which the structure was conceived and built. Throughout, Unity Temple is treated as a work of art that embodies both Wright's theory of architecture and liberal religious ideals."--Jacket.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0521495423 (hardback)
9780521495424 (hardback)
0521629918
9780521629911

Subject:

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Critique et interprétation.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Wright, Frank Lloyd, (1867-1959) Critique et interprétation.
Unity Temple (Oak Park, Ill.)
Buildings
Kerkgebouwen.
Unitariërs.
Architects United States 20th century.
Oak Park (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Oak Park (Ill.) Constructions.
Illinois Oak Park
Oak Park (Ill.) Unity temple.
Arquitectura religiosa.
American architects.
Churches United States Illinois Oak Park 1900-1910.
Religious buildings United States Illinois Oak Park 1900-1910.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Frank Lloyd Wright and architecture for liberal religion

Holdings:

Location: Library main 155395
Call No.: NA44.W949.25 U5 1996
Status: Available

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