Baltimore's Modernist Religious Buildings

Baltimore's Modernist Religious BuildingsAlthough post WWII Modernism and its associated visual austerity may be generally unpopular today, Baltimores religious buildings conceived at that time embody the vanguard of national trends within the disciplines of both architecture and urban planning. Morgan State Universitys Department of Architecture (School of Architecture and Planning) has sought to direct students in research about religious buildings designed during the period of Baltimores

Although post-WWII Modernism and its associated visual austerity may be generally unpopular today, BaltimoreÕs religious buildings conceived at that time embody the vanguard of national trends within the disciplines of both architecture and urban planning.

Morgan State UniversityÕs Department of Architecture (School of Architecture and Planning) has sought to direct students in research about religious buildings designed during the period of BaltimoreÕs ÒHigh Modernism.Ó Course work has introduced students to the skills needed to explore and document existing buildings of historic value and significant design. Additional attention has focused on the aesthetic theory underlying BaltimoreÕs Modernist religious buildings, as well as the social factors which surrounded their congregationsÕ ideology, site selection, and architect commission.

This exhibit and catalog reflects only the first step in our shared efforts.