Architectural Gems
North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Ill., designed by Minoru Yamasaki, whose projects include Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township and the World Trade
Center in New York City.
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some of the best
American synagogue
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Philip Johnson, the architect famous for his "Glass
House," designed Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel
in Port Chester, NY: The size of the seating area
can be adjusted by moving the interior wall along a
bay system articulated by steel supports visible in the
side walls.
Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, NY: Ben Shahn
designed the stained-glass windows, as well as the
mosaic decoration on the massive Decalogue panels
flanking the Ark.