Category Archives: LITURGICAL ARCHITECTURE

Wedding Pavillion ‘Chuppah’

The following image is an original design for a traditional Jewish Wedding Canopy or ‘Chuppah’ Designed by PKPD.

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SAVANNAH SYNAGOGUE

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CHARITY BOX

Images and renderings below for a charity box (tzedaka box), The concept expressed by Maimonides for 8 levels of charitable giving is expressed in the 8 stepped design. The design also portrays the star if David representing the union of … Continue reading

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High Holiday Service

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Synagogue in Thessaloniki

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Wandering / Focus: A Project For The Milwaukee Jewish Artists Laboratory

- As an active participant and collaborator with the Milwaukee area JCC artist lab, Phillip Katz has created the graphic art piece ‘Wandering / Focus’. The piece is an expression of Phillip’s world travels, and how those travels affect his … Continue reading

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Stanley Saitowitz on the Design of Jewish Ritual Objects:

Dwell Magazine to Stanley Saitowitz: ‘ Do you still consider yourself an Orthodox Jew?’ Stanley Saitowitz: ‘I’m an orthdox designer.’ ‘Abstraction is inherent in Jewish thought as it is in modernist thought. And as a designer I have an interest … Continue reading

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CONNEY CONFERENCE

PKPD was a featured speaker at the Conney Conference which took place at the Hillel House in Madison, Wisconsin. Katz presented the history and tradition of Jewish Sacred Space in a presentation titled, ‘ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth: The … Continue reading

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CAPITAL CITY SYNAGOGUE: ARK CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES

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ED+C FINALISTS

PKPD was selected as a finalist in the ED+C (environmental design and construction) Excellence in Design award. At PKPD, we are motivated and actively seeking ways to design and build with the best integration of sustainable practices, this award validates … Continue reading

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MIGDAL TORAH SKETCHES

Work in progress elevation sketches for a facade restoration of Migdal Torah Synagogue in Chicago.

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Phillip Katz to present at 2011 Conney Conference in Madison, WI

Phillip Katz was chosen as a featured presenter at the 2011 Conney Conference on April 6 in Madison, Wisconsin. Katz will be making a presentation titled; ‘Sacred Space: Bringing Heaven Down to Earth’. The presentation will be a survey of … Continue reading

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Layers

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