catalina baptist church, tucson, arizona, chris evans architect, thin-shell concrete, hyperbolic paraboloid, mid-century, modern
catalina baptist church, tucson, arizona, chris evans architect, thin-shell concrete, hyperbolic paraboloid, mid-century, modern
catalina baptist church, tucson, arizona, chris evans architect, thin-shell concrete, hyperbolic paraboloid, mid-century, modern
catalina baptist church, tucson, arizona, chris evans architect,  mid-century, modern

Catalina American Baptist Church


Project Location: Tucson, Arizona

Date of Performance: 2006-2009

Project Description: Extensive renovation of historic 1961 sanctuary originally designed by Charles Cox. Building is characterized by a thin-shell concrete hyperbolic paraboloid roof. Project also included nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The renovation was published in the book Managing Energy Use in Modern Buildings: Case Studies in Conservation Practice by the Getty Center's Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative.

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