The subversive utopia : Louis Kahn & the question of the national Jewish style in Jerusalem I.: In search of a national Jewish style II.: Louis Kahns Hurva Temple III.: Kahns metaphor as a national symbol IV.: Shaping the Jewish Quarter V.: Fashioning the Western Wall as a national symbol VI.: The resurgence of the Hurvas utopia Conclusion.: Kahns schizophrenia as a national eschatology Epilogue Piecing together unpublished archival documents this pioneering study reveals the intriguing story of one of the most important yet least studied designs in modern architecture the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem by Louis Kahn. Professor Sakr analyzes Kahns design against the backdrop of the search of National Jewish Style since the 19th Century and the subsequent architectural and archeological construction of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. Though never built Kahns alternative Temple built a whole nation after its own fractured image. from page 4 of cover