TriBeCa synagogue’s memorable building and stubborn architect
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By David Dunlap
NEW YORK---If the best sacred architecture intimates the presence of a higher power, the G-d of the TriBeCa Synagogue is a luminous and soft-spoken one. Few congregations are as closely identified with their buildings as the TriBeCa Synagogue has been with its marble-clad, potbellied sanctuary, designed in 1967 by the architect William N. Breger, who died Feb. 23 at 92. How could they miss it? Its facade curves like a grand piano soundboard, floating over a small plaza, named in Mr. Breger’s honor, at 49 White Street, west of Broadway. [link]
By David Dunlap
The TriBeCa Synagogue's potbellied sanctuary was designed by the architect William N. Breger. Credit Robert Stolarik for The New York Times |