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GA magazine n°40: Frank Lloyd Wright
Pfeiffer Chapel, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida. 1938
Beth Sholom Synagogue, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. 1954
48 pages with both color and black & white beautiful photography by Yukio Futagawa.
Text by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer.
This special issue of GA (Global Architecture) is entirely about two of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed places of faith.
GA magazine n°40: Frank Lloyd Wright
First published in 1976 by A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo. This is a 1981 edition.
Bilingual English/Japanese
25.8cm X 36.4cm (10 3/16″ x 14 5/16″)
Weight: approx 470g
Slight yellowing at the edges of some pages consistent with age. Slight fading on the spine only.
Otherwise, this book is in very good condition. No folding, no marks.
“The Ann Pfeiffer Chapel was the first building to be constructed on the campus. Beautifully placed on a slightly rising slope in a tropical garden-like environment, it is ideally a building for the meditative spirit. No view extends to the outside, except from balconies that project from the second level. The concrete block walls are perforated by abstract designs within which are set colored glass, admitting light in subtle tones through the walls of the ground floor of the interior. Above this lower level in subdued light, the eye is drawn to the glowing lantern tower directly overhead, rising above the congregation to bring in daylight in light-pattern. Thus, the interior, quiet and conducive to contemplation at ground level, is lofty and illuminated above; and multiple angles and forms compose the whole. Where one looks up into the lantern tower, expecting to find weight and support, the soft light filters in through translucent skylights enhanced by flowers and vines planted in great angular bowls suspended within the tower. All emphasis is directed toward the sky, the source of ever-changing light and shadow.”
Other GA (Global Architecture) publications on Frank Lloyd Wright on The Art Motion:
GA #15 – Frank Lloyd Wright: Taliesin East, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1925 – Taliesin West, Paradise Valley, Arizona, 1938
To learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright: FLW’s official website
