Abstract
I have chosen a Church as the subject of my thesis for the folJowing reasons:- I have never studied a problem of an ecclesiastical nature before. Railroad Stations, Museums, Banks, Libraries, Plazas, War Memorials, Hotels, Residences, etc., I have designed with more or less success under the guidance of the faculty. I have come to place great value on their, critic ism be cause I have gained a great respect for their judgment in the academic and practical aspects of the work. All practice and no theory or visa versa may be said to "make Jack a dull boy". So I have chosen for my subject a church in a city. A church with such a congregation as may be found in our more favored residential districts. Associations of the producers and dealers of various building materials have from time to time caused to be published designs which show their various articles of trade to the best advantage: The American Face Brick Association, Indiana Quarrymen's Association, and the baclrnrs of the "'White Pine Monographs", but most of these designs are for small churches in rural communities. Much more is written about the church for the small congregation with prominent emphasis laid upon the itern of cost, at the expense of design. In the study of my problem, therefore, I have disregarded the econorriic aspects entirely and tried to produce a solution wbich would be a building of worship in every sense of the word without losing sight of the requirements of our modern religion.
Committee Chair
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Committee Members
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Degree
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Author's Department
Graduate School of Architecture
Document Type
Restricted Thesis
Date of Award
1-1-1924
Language
English (en)
Recommended Citation
Harkness, George III, "A church" (1924). Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design Theses & Dissertations. 32.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/samfox_arch_etds/32
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