Temple Akiba Donor Recognition

Donor recognition at Temple Akiba is framed in a backlit, brushed stainless steel surround, punctuating the garden entry path leading to the synagogue’s lobby. While donation levels are recognized by the scale of the plaques, the design does not resemble a typical “top-down” hierarchy, acknowledging that all gifts are given with generosity.

Project Data

Client: Temple Akiba

Location: Culver City, CA

Artwork: Donor Recognition

Completed: 2017

The array of hexagons feels organic and joyful, recalling the geometry of the floor plan of the original building. In the voids between the plaques Magen Davids take shape.

Plaques are held off the back of the brushed, reflective frame with metal spacers, allowing the glow of lighted plaques to create a filigree of reflections on the surrounding surfaces.