Congregation Beth Israel
Charlottesville, Virginia
1998 AIA Virginia Society Award of Excellence 1996 The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Award
The Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue holds an important place in the architectural and cultural history of Charlottesville. Walls, privet hedges, metal grilles and gates are used to define the garden court and create a unique urban presence. In the court, black concrete paving is saw cut to mark the former edge of the street. A stainless steel cable scrim supports native honeysuckle vines overlapping the glass wall of the new addition. In keeping with Jewish tradition, the plantings in the garden reflect the place. Spring flowering bulbs, a redbud tree, flowering dogwoods, shadblow serviceberry trees and a sawtooth oak tree emphasize seasonal change and mark the passage of time.
Congregation Beth Israel
Charlottesville, Virginia
1998 AIA Virginia Society Award of Excellence 1996 The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Award
The Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue holds an important place in the architectural and cultural history of Charlottesville. Walls, privet hedges, metal grilles and gates are used to define the garden court and create a unique urban presence. In the court, black concrete paving is saw cut to mark the former edge of the street. A stainless steel cable scrim supports native honeysuckle vines overlapping the glass wall of the new addition. In keeping with Jewish tradition, the plantings in the garden reflect the place. Spring flowering bulbs, a redbud tree, flowering dogwoods, shadblow serviceberry trees and a sawtooth oak tree emphasize seasonal change and mark the passage of time.