Saarinen
This print is one I chose from a series centered around the architecture in Columbus Indiana. The mid west town is known as an architectural mecca for its multiple mid century masterpieces. In this work I paired Mairead’s sculptural shape with Saarinen’s iconic church.
The First Christian Church was designed by architect Eliel Saarinen, father of Eero Saarinen. Completed in 1942, it was the first contemporary building in Columbus and one of the first churches of contemporary architecture in the United States. The geometric design is one of direct simplicity. A large stone cross accents the limestone façade. To the west stands the 166-foot high campanile, or free-standing bell tower. The materials, exterior and interior, are mostly buff brick and limestone.
Originally Tabernacle Christ Church
531 Fifth Street
Completed in 1942
National Historic Landmark, 2000
Design Architect: Eliel Saarinen
Collaborating Designer: Eero Saarinen
Saarinen, Swanson and Saarinen – Bloomfield Hills, MI
Collaborating Designers: Loja Saarinen, Charles Eames
Associate Architects: E.D. Pierre and George Wright
Pierre & Wright Architects – Indianapolis
Design Architect, 2002 addition and renovation: Nolan Bingham
Paris-Bingham Partnership – Columbus
First Christian Church was not only the first contemporary building in Columbus, but also one of the first churches of contemporary architecture in all of the United States. The geometric simplicity of the building’s design is exemplified in the rectangular box that houses the sanctuary and the 166-foot-high campanile (bell tower), which became the iconic symbol of the city’s modern architecture.
The church occupies an entire city block, with a two-story classroom wing supported on columns and piers, and a sunken garden originally containing a reflecting pool. For father-son architectural duo Eliel and Eero Saarinen, symmetry was not front-of-mind when they designed First Christian Church: “We have not been concerned with a symmetrical solution … the function of the chancel [the part of the church reserved for the clergy and choir, typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen], is asymmetrical in its nature.”
Location: Columbus Indiana
Series: No Ordinary Town
Paper : Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag, Satin, Giclée, 100% cotton, Acid-free, archival, 310 gsm
Edition: 25 signed and numbered
Technical:
Camera: Mamiya RZ 6x7 Pro II
Lens: Mamiya 110mm 2.8
Film: Ilford HP5+ 120
This print is one I chose from a series centered around the architecture in Columbus Indiana. The mid west town is known as an architectural mecca for its multiple mid century masterpieces. In this work I paired Mairead’s sculptural shape with Saarinen’s iconic church.
The First Christian Church was designed by architect Eliel Saarinen, father of Eero Saarinen. Completed in 1942, it was the first contemporary building in Columbus and one of the first churches of contemporary architecture in the United States. The geometric design is one of direct simplicity. A large stone cross accents the limestone façade. To the west stands the 166-foot high campanile, or free-standing bell tower. The materials, exterior and interior, are mostly buff brick and limestone.
Originally Tabernacle Christ Church
531 Fifth Street
Completed in 1942
National Historic Landmark, 2000
Design Architect: Eliel Saarinen
Collaborating Designer: Eero Saarinen
Saarinen, Swanson and Saarinen – Bloomfield Hills, MI
Collaborating Designers: Loja Saarinen, Charles Eames
Associate Architects: E.D. Pierre and George Wright
Pierre & Wright Architects – Indianapolis
Design Architect, 2002 addition and renovation: Nolan Bingham
Paris-Bingham Partnership – Columbus
First Christian Church was not only the first contemporary building in Columbus, but also one of the first churches of contemporary architecture in all of the United States. The geometric simplicity of the building’s design is exemplified in the rectangular box that houses the sanctuary and the 166-foot-high campanile (bell tower), which became the iconic symbol of the city’s modern architecture.
The church occupies an entire city block, with a two-story classroom wing supported on columns and piers, and a sunken garden originally containing a reflecting pool. For father-son architectural duo Eliel and Eero Saarinen, symmetry was not front-of-mind when they designed First Christian Church: “We have not been concerned with a symmetrical solution … the function of the chancel [the part of the church reserved for the clergy and choir, typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen], is asymmetrical in its nature.”
Location: Columbus Indiana
Series: No Ordinary Town
Paper : Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag, Satin, Giclée, 100% cotton, Acid-free, archival, 310 gsm
Edition: 25 signed and numbered
Technical:
Camera: Mamiya RZ 6x7 Pro II
Lens: Mamiya 110mm 2.8
Film: Ilford HP5+ 120
This print is one I chose from a series centered around the architecture in Columbus Indiana. The mid west town is known as an architectural mecca for its multiple mid century masterpieces. In this work I paired Mairead’s sculptural shape with Saarinen’s iconic church.
The First Christian Church was designed by architect Eliel Saarinen, father of Eero Saarinen. Completed in 1942, it was the first contemporary building in Columbus and one of the first churches of contemporary architecture in the United States. The geometric design is one of direct simplicity. A large stone cross accents the limestone façade. To the west stands the 166-foot high campanile, or free-standing bell tower. The materials, exterior and interior, are mostly buff brick and limestone.
Originally Tabernacle Christ Church
531 Fifth Street
Completed in 1942
National Historic Landmark, 2000
Design Architect: Eliel Saarinen
Collaborating Designer: Eero Saarinen
Saarinen, Swanson and Saarinen – Bloomfield Hills, MI
Collaborating Designers: Loja Saarinen, Charles Eames
Associate Architects: E.D. Pierre and George Wright
Pierre & Wright Architects – Indianapolis
Design Architect, 2002 addition and renovation: Nolan Bingham
Paris-Bingham Partnership – Columbus
First Christian Church was not only the first contemporary building in Columbus, but also one of the first churches of contemporary architecture in all of the United States. The geometric simplicity of the building’s design is exemplified in the rectangular box that houses the sanctuary and the 166-foot-high campanile (bell tower), which became the iconic symbol of the city’s modern architecture.
The church occupies an entire city block, with a two-story classroom wing supported on columns and piers, and a sunken garden originally containing a reflecting pool. For father-son architectural duo Eliel and Eero Saarinen, symmetry was not front-of-mind when they designed First Christian Church: “We have not been concerned with a symmetrical solution … the function of the chancel [the part of the church reserved for the clergy and choir, typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen], is asymmetrical in its nature.”
Location: Columbus Indiana
Series: No Ordinary Town
Paper : Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag, Satin, Giclée, 100% cotton, Acid-free, archival, 310 gsm
Edition: 25 signed and numbered
Technical:
Camera: Mamiya RZ 6x7 Pro II
Lens: Mamiya 110mm 2.8
Film: Ilford HP5+ 120
