▁its ▁so aring ▁arch ed ▁shell ▁seems ▁to ▁spring ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁rock y ▁Texas ▁soil " ▁and ▁gives ▁the ▁con greg ants ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁" through ▁the ▁high ▁gla zed ▁arch ▁behind ▁the ▁Ark ." ▁This ▁building ▁is ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁American ▁Syn agog ues ▁by ▁noted ▁architecture ▁critic ▁Samuel ▁D . ▁Gr uber , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁dram atically ▁sculpt ural ▁building ▁perfect ▁for ▁its ▁aust ere ▁setting ." ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Fut ur ist ▁and ▁Br ut al ist ▁style ▁concrete ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Book , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁for ▁the ▁Bran de is - B ardin ▁Institute , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Sim i ▁Hills ▁near ▁Sim i ▁Valley , ▁California . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁film ing ▁location ▁for ▁science - f iction ▁and ▁other ▁produ ctions , ▁not ably ▁including ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁VI : ▁The ▁Und isc over ed ▁Country , ▁▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Command ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁seasons ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Power ▁R angers ▁television ▁show . ▁ ▁E is ens ht at ' s ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁H ille l ▁House ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁buildings ▁by ▁US C ▁architecture ▁professor ▁James ▁Ste ele , ▁who ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁representative ▁of ▁" his ▁person ality ▁and ▁his ▁attitude ▁toward ▁J uda ism ," ▁with ▁a ▁building ▁that ▁is