When the Mormon Saints dug the foundation trench for their first temple, only 150 members lived in Kirtland, Ohio. Despite a serious lack of manpower, proper equipment, and funds, they doggedly persisted in building and adorning "a house to the Lord." Both their struggles and their aspirations are recorded in the temple's structure and architecture.
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This book will be an invaluable resource for our professional staff and is essential reading for all students of the Temple. -- Lachlan Mackay, Site Director, Kirtland Temple Historic Center
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Elwin C. Robison holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Brigham Young University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in architectural history from Cornell University. He teaches in the School of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University and consults on the structure, restoration, and conservaton of historic buildings. He is a co-author of Architectural Technology up to the Scientifc Revolution (MIT Press, 1993) and editor-in-chief of Architronics; The Electronic Journal of Architecture. He has also published articles on the architecture of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy, on early American skyscrapers, and on American city planning.
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The Book Itself is a Temple,
By Jason (Kent, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple (Hardcover)
Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!
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The Book Itself is a Temple,
By Jason (Kent, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple (Hardcover)
Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Book Itself is a Temple,
By Jason (Kent, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple (Hardcover)
Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!
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