contemporialist: The building was originally commissioned by Dominique and John de Menil as part of
contemporialist: The building was originally commissioned by Dominique and John de Menil as part of Philip Johnson’s design for the University of St. Thomas campus, although they later discontinued their association with that university. The interior of the chapel contains fourteen paintings commissioned from Mark Rothko who collaborated with Johnson in the design of the chapel.The octagonal chapel is windowless and is located in a park with several sculptures from the Menil Collection, including Barnett Newman’s sculpture Broken Obelisk, which is situated in a reflecting pool opposite the entrance of the chapel. This 26 foot high work, dated 1968, it is dedicated to the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated in that year. -- source link