Architectural fantasies

A Meditation on the possibility of Jewish Architecture

leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes
leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes

Synagogue at the End of Time , 2014

leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes
leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes

Fiery Dunes

Exilic Landscapes considers whether an inherently Jewish architecture could exist and how it might be fabricated.

leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes
leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes

Adorned with Music

Through a series of fantasy spaces, each evocatively drawn, a powerful model for a transitory form of architecture rooted in text and spatial rituals is revealed.

leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes
leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes

Leon has also written extensively on this question. For an overview, take a look at the introduction and conclusion in this essay.

leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes
leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes

Design for a London Shul  

leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes
leon fenster architecture shul or synagogue a jewish space exilic landscapes

Design for a London Shul