Foundation/Ridgeway Baptist Church, Sapulpa, OK

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For my third piece, I wanted to mention the Foundation Church in Sapulpa, OK. I went to high school in Sand Springs, just north of Sapulpa, and during my senior year I went with my girlfriend at the time to this church. The reason I find it intriguing is because her dad is the architect of the building (as well as the massive plan they had to expand the already abundantly sized facility). I was able to view the actual prints for the building and a few other plans he had (among hundreds he had as backup). It was very cool to see what went into the drawings and how scaling worked, as well as to see the printers the official blueprints were made with. This is definitely my most up close and personal experience with architecture to date (although I’m sure there are plenty of abstract/recycled plans to be found online and any many a textbook). It’s still pretty neat to see firsthand somebody else’s creation, both drawn and built. I’d definitely be intrigued to see more of Professor Boeck’s work as well.

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