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The website features a selection of modern houses of worship around the world.
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.
The idea behind any kind of religious facility must always be supported with equal amounts of harmony, spirituality and integrity. Our proposal represents those core concepts in their full strength, in a turmoil of emotions which will deeply affect any person.
The project has been commissioned by the city of Ordos. It is an open Buddhist temple located on the outskirts of the Ordos desert, an area that is currently used for meditation and religious ceremonial offerings, Mongolian Buddhist rituals dictated the design.
The St. Paul’s Centre, Hammersmith, West London church design by Richard Griffiths Architects – religious building: St. Paul’s Church Hammersmith
The office for pastoral care in the diocese of Linz, to be located on the site of the steel company voestalpine, is to serve liturgical as well as secular purposes.
LETH & GORI’s competition entry for a Pilgrim Centre in Røldal creates a new building in close connection with the 13th century church. The Pilgrim Centre is a hub for experiencing Røldal’s unique history, nature and architecture.
Westminster Cathedral Building, Catholic London Abbey Building, Photo, Design, Location, Image Westminster Cathedral London : Architecture Key UK Catholic Religious Structure – Historic Abbey Building in south east England page updated 27 Jun 2014 Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral Building, Victoria, SW1 Date built: 1910 John Francis Bentley photo © NW Largest Roman Catholic church in … Read more
Di Vece Arquitectos won the 2011 Bienale of the National academy of architecture, at the state of Jalisco, in México ; “Academia Nacional de Arquitectura, capítulo Guadalajara” with a chapel located in the city of Zamora, in the state of Michoacán.
With 66 entries – the highest so far – and generally exhibiting a high standard of design, the Awards are a celebration of the very best in contemporary European architecture and recognition of the influence of copper in modern design.
Mount Melleray is a functioning monastery of Cistercian monks which forms part of the Irish national consciousness due to its historical and literary associations. This project required the reordering of part of the monastery to provide a new accommodation wing for the monks.
Named after one of the greatest leaders of the Methodist Church of African origin Seth Mokitini Methodist Seminary (SMMS) is a training centre for Methodist church ministers in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South Africa.
The new LEED Platinum certified synagogue for the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation replaces the old building at the edge of a residential area, across from a city park and the tracks of the Skokie Swift commuter train.
The Mikve is the ritual bath of purification in the Jewish religion. It is possible diving in fresh spring water, or in a place specially dedicated to it, fed by rainwater that must be collected, stored and communicated to the vessel that is called a Mikve.
The new Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel is a successful reinterpretation of a place of worship, reflecting the tradition of sacred spaces while meeting a challenging brief of accommodating multiple religious faiths in a sympathetic yet contemporary environment.
The restoration of an architectural and cultural gem: St. Germanus church on the Rame Peninsula in Cornwall puts faith in DuPont Tyvek breather membranes
The project is located northwest of the old capital, on the lush shores of Foshou Lake, next to a newly constructed hotel. We propose to create an intimate space with a singular gesture situated on a beautiful, mountainous landscape.
The name of the chapel echoes the Marines’ motto, Semper Fidelis, always faithful, because even when you leave the Corps, you faithfully remain a Marine for the rest of your life
Farewell Chapel Teharje religious building development in Slovenia, Eastern Europe – design by Arhitektura Krušec – Slovenian chapel building at the top of a small slope in the middle of the village cemetery.