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In addition, we post contemporary place of worship architecture projects on this international resource. Our focus is on internationally-significant architectural works related to religion.
Design: a21studio, architects: a community space in a new urban ward on the outskirt of Ho Chi Minh City. The surrounding area lacks communal centers, therefore the building is designed to be the place for people to participate in activities such as conferences, weddings and exhibitions.
UK architects studio Mossessian Architecture has won an architectural competition to design Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Museum, a building dedicated to the Islamic faith.
Design: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, architects. FCBS wins the design competition for the £7m renewal of the cathedral building. Work on the Grade I-listed building is to be complete by 2021 in time for the cathedral’s 600-year anniversary.
As a result of a thorough research in bamboo, a material still novel and with many possibilities, made by Grupo GUBIA, Retamar School oratory and auditorium benefits of an exclusive design in the carpentry lining of the building created by Artytech2.
The Gaudí de Triana Corporation is holding an unprecedented exhibition on Gaudí’s work in connection with the construction of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels, a commission of father Angélico
La Ascensión del Señor Church, in Seville, designed by Spanish design firm AGi architects, has been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2015.
Design: Herrmanns Architekten. Due to the fact that in Koblenz, Germany, a synagogue is lacking Herrmanns Architekten (Prof. Henner Herrmanns and Hung Nguyen) have proposed as a feasibility study
Design: Bunker Arquitectura. This religious building is created to mourn the passing of loved ones. It overlooks the bay of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. The client brief was pretty simple, almost naïve: the chapel had to take full advantage of the spectacular views, and the sun had to set exactly behind the altar cross.
The Leaf chapel design by Klein Dytham architecture is within the grounds of the Risonare hotel resort in Kobuchizawa. The building mimics two leaves that have fallen to the ground, one on top of the other. Thousands of holes in the leaves form the delicate image of a bridal veil.
Trinity(at)Paya Lebar design by ONG&ONG: the choice of colours for the façade, and the folding of the façade planes are inspired by the canyons in the Israeli deserts while the façade lighting aims to carry the narratives of nature. The animation and vibrancy of the colours used are meant to mirror the dynamism of the sky.
This modernist architecture design by Alfonso Architects combines new construction and renovation: a 25,000 sqft building forming a sanctuary, administrative offices and classrooms. Also, two existing single level buildings were renovated and the exterior space including lighting and landscape was redesigned. The architect states, “The challenge was to establish an intimate church campus by creating a new exterior courtyard that would act as a catalyst for community interaction and as the physical nexus joining new and existing buildings.”
Design: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Set on a prominent, two-block site overlooking Oakland’s Lake Merritt, the 1350-seat cathedral building is the centerpiece of a 226,000-sqft complex that includes a mausoleum, conference center, administrative offices, bishop’s and clergy residences, bookstore, café, and community-serving ministries.
Within the cathedral, the experience of light and space, rather than traditional iconography, instills a deep sense of sacredness.
Design: BNKR Arquitectura. Some customers visited La Estaancia Chapel and contacted us to make a private chapel on their weekend`s house at Cuernavaca. They wanted an Ecumenical Chapel, a non-religious chapel, a chapel to meditate. They also liked La Estancia Chapel, but they wanted something more discreet.
Roskilde Cathedral Building, Religious Architecture Denmark, Sjælland Roskilde Domkirke : Cathedral Building in Denmark Danish Architecture Developments in Zealand 10 Jan 2014 Roskilde Cathedral Architecture Design: Various Location: Sjælland, east Denmark, close to Copenhagen Roskilde Domkirke (Roskilde Cathedral) in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral … Read more