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Architect and engineer (1905)

San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 561

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WESTERN CHURCHES . We feel, says Architect Ramey, that the para-hoHc form as used in this building represents a newconcept in church design. The parabolic form seems tobe especially adaptable to church architecture and itsuse elsewhere is definitely limited. The graceful curveof the arch together… … Window wheel forms a dramatic wall at church entrance. through the use of the parabolic arch, the open aisles,and the large expanse of glass on the west side, that isso necessary to a successful church design, yet sodifficult to achieve on a limited budget. Simplicity and ease of erection with the…

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