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The architecture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2023-01-23T11:35:00-05:00

Hinckley dedicated 76 of the 103 temples built between 1983 and his death in 2008. For every traffic-stopping standout like the futuristic San Diego Temple...dozens of small temples, built from standardized plans...In the last 15 years...construction has continued apace, with landmark temples in Paris and Rome punctuating a steady stream of standardized temples...PROLIFERATION AND HOMOGENIZATION of temples around the world reflects a cultural shift for the Church that is still being sorted out

At the end of last year, Gregg Allen wrote about the architecture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how the design of it's meetinghouses, tabernacles and temples have played a key role in shaping LDS identity over the centuries.

Balthazar Korab - R.I.P.

2013-01-27T18:32:00-05:00

“I am an architect with a passion for nature’s lessons and man’s interventions” was how Mr. Korab described himself in a statement on his Web site, balthazarkorab.com.

Yesterday Jan 26th, David Dunlap reported that Balthazar Korab's death had been confirmed by his wife. Mr. Korab, one of the leading architectural photographers in the period after World War II, died on Jan. 15 in Royal Oak, Mich, at age 86. Mr. Korab’s archive is housed at the Library of Congress.

John Comazzi Publishes Biography of Photographer Balthazar Korab

2012-08-08T14:19:00-04:00

A new illustrated biography, Balthazar Korab: Architect of Photography, by John Comazzi at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture tells the story of Balthazar Korab, one of the mid-twentieth century's most celebrated architecture photographers. It's the first book dedicated solely to Korab's life and career, with a portfolio of more than two hundred images from Korab's professionally commissioned architecture photography as well as close examinations of Saarinen's TWA Terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and the Miller House in Columbus, Indiana.

Balthazar Korab: Architect of Photography is available from Princeton Architectural Press.