Wisconsin State Journal Logo 		Left Rule for Weather Right Rule for Weather Right Rule for Weather Temporary Delivery Stop
separator

TOP
E-MAIL STORY  
Standing next to the windows of the semicircular addition to the First Unitarian Church gives a mirror image of the addition and its connection to the original Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church. Architects chose a gentle curve to contast with the sharp angles Wright chose. Among the green features of the addition is a roof planted in sedam, which will need weeded but not mowed. The roof helps control runoff and keeps the building cool in the summer. The addition to the First Unitarian Church features natural surfaces, such as pine from Georgia and red pine pillars from Menominee Tribe's sustainable forest. Brian Joiner, an environmental issues specialist and First Unitarian congregation member, is one of many members who was involved in the project. He helped design the building's green features.
Services at the First Unitarian Church will now take place in a new 500-seat auditorium while the auditorium in the original church will be reserved for special events. A sculpture of children, created by a congregation member, graces an interior courtyard of the new addition.    
Advertisement
Most Viewed Stories
• Cyclists ride to benefit AIDS Network, raise $233,305
• The gift of normal -- Day 1: Prosthetics are life changing
• Doyle's budget tries to preserve Wisconsin's farmlands
• Former Badgers star running back Hill arrested on drunken driving charge
• Please check out new madison.com RSS feeds; this is the last word for this feed
Contacts
• Reader services
• Temporary delivery stop
• Guide to getting in the paper
• Reach Staff
• E-mail editor
• Want to work here?

Copyright © Wisconsin State Journal

For comments about this site, contact Anjuman Ali, interactive editor, aali@madison.com

madison.com ©   Capital Newspapers

reader services| advertiser services| contact us| site map| FAQ| index of advertisers