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Oklahoma Mod in Faith & Form Magazine
by Lynne Rostochil I had never heard of Faith & Form magazine until I came across a couple of issues at an estate sale awhile back. It was especially exciting to open this October 1969 issue and find an Oklahoma building inside and also to read an article by my favorite architectural photographer and pal, […]
The Architecture of William Henry Ryan
Text and photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. A few weeks ago, Oklahoma lost one of its most outstanding architects when William Henry Ryan died in Tulsa at the age of 93. An Oklahoma City native, he attended OU and studied under Bruce Goff during the architecture program’s glory years. Afterward, he set up […]
St. Patrick’s and Sts. Peter and Paul in Liturical Arts Magazine
by Lynne Rostochil. The Liturgical Arts articles and photos from the OU Architecture Library collection in Norman. Vintage images by Julius Shulman, and the modern-day photos by Lynne Rostochil. Last week, the Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture sponsored a tour of one of my very favorite buildings of all time, the glorious St. Patrick’s […]
Celebrating 60 Years: A History of the First Christian Church, Part 1
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from Lynne’s collection and the First Christian Church archives. The following is an article I wrote for the OKC Gazette that was published 5/11/16. I thought I’d include an extended version of the article along with a bunch of photos that weren’t in the paper here on the Mod Blog. […]
St. Pat’s in Progressive Architecture: Medieval Forms Transformed
by Lynne Rostochil When it was completed in 1962, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church created quite a sensation, especially when architectural photographer Julius Shulman came to town to take pictures of this elegant piece of modernism then shared his images with various publications upon his return home. The editors of Progressive Architecture were smitten and decided to put […]
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