St John's University Collegeville MN Architecture

by Wayne Moran

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St John's University Collegeville MN Architecture

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Wayne Moran

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Photograph - Fine Art Architectural Photography

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I was up with my daughter at a state wide vocal competition at St John's University in Collegeville, MN

I had a little bit of time and I had my camera, so this is some of what I came away with.

This is one of the Breuer Buildings on the Campus of St. John's University.

In December 1950, Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, OSB, newly elected sixth abbot of Saint John’s, made a bold and visionary decision resulting in what one art historian has called “a milestone in the evolution of the architecture of the Catholic Church in this country.” He contacted twelve prestigious architects among them Marcel Breuer, asking them to submit a comprehensive building design for the second century of Saint John’s.
As part of his specifications, Abbot Baldwin required a design for “building a church which will be truly an architectural monument to the service of God.” He explained, “The Benedictine tradition at its best challenges us to think boldly and to cast our ideals in forms which will be valid for centuries to come …”

Saint John’s chose Marcel Breuer and on January 28, 1954, he brought the drawings, models and books for the comprehensive 100-year plan before a meeting of the monastic community. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that an addition to the monastic quarters would begin in the spring of 1954 and a church would follow.
http://www.marcelbreuer.org/At.SJ.html

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June 7th, 2014

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