5 1 ▁that ▁he ▁designed ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁religious ▁structure , ▁Temple ▁E manuel ▁of ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California . ▁ ▁E ight ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁designed ▁the ▁land mark ▁ ▁S ina i ▁Temple ▁on ▁Wil shire ▁Bou lev ard ▁in ▁the ▁West wood ▁district ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁a ▁building ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright ▁and ▁which ▁is ▁distinguished ▁by ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁st ained ▁glass ▁windows . ▁ ▁E is ens ht at ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁concept ▁of ▁syn agog ue ▁design ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁per ception ▁that , ▁unlike ▁in ▁some ▁relig ions , ▁" in ▁J uda ism ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁inter medi ary . ▁Therefore , ▁I ▁see ▁the ▁structure ▁for ▁syn agog ues ▁not ▁as ▁py ram idal ▁but ▁as ▁horizontal ." ▁ ▁In fl uen ced ▁by ▁other ▁modern ist ▁architect s , ▁not ably ▁Er ich ▁M end el so hn , ▁E is ens hat ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁a ▁use ▁of ▁express ive ▁forms ▁in ▁thin ▁shell ▁concrete , ▁white ▁walls , ▁simple ▁materials , ▁and ▁natural ▁light . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁representative ▁and ▁distinguished ▁buildings ▁are ▁set ▁in ▁ar id ▁desert ▁environments . ▁ ▁At ▁Temple ▁Mount ▁S ina i ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁the ▁Ark ▁is ▁a ▁giant ▁open ▁tri pod ▁inside ▁a ▁so aring , ▁tent - like ▁concrete ▁san ctu ary ; ▁one ▁writer ▁has ▁commented ▁that ▁this ▁building ▁" with