2024-05-02T08:34:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/127541985/new-photos-of-e-fay-jones-thorncrown-chapel-unveiled-to-mark-35th-anniversary Justine Testado 2015-05-19T15:29:00-04:00 >2023-01-21T01:09:33-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ph/phvk97pvlqylolxm.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Concealed within the forest landscape of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas, the acclaimed Thorncrown Chapel will celebrate its 35th anniversary this summer. Designed by E. Fay Jones, who was commissioned by retired schoolteacher Jim Reed, the 48 ft. tall chapel boasts 425 windows and over 6,000 sq. ft of glass, and it became widely recognized for its organic "Ozark Gothic" style when it first opened on July 10, 1980.</p><p>To mark the Thorncrown Chapel's anniversary, architect-turned-photographer <a href="http://www.randallconnaughton.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Randall Connaughton</a> from Atlanta began an ongoing photography series of the wood-and-glass structure last year in what he described is "an effort to add new depth to the visual record of Thorncrown Chapel and bring its transcendent experience to a wide audience."</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/nq/nq0dfy880xjz2q7c.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/0z/0za66nes80lux0oz.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/wj/wj7tpm37obw64lv2.jpg"></p><p>Thorncrown is the backdrop to countless wedding photos, but according to the Chapel organization, Connaughton's snapshots are the "first professionally produced photos of their kind" since 1980 -- when those photos that first contributed to ...</p>