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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.
Westminster Abbey, London, England – building images, Royal wedding venue – historic Westminster building, architecture & architect: venue for Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton
20 months after the ground breaking ceremony, ksg handed over the synagogue to the Jewish community of Ulm, Germany. The large window with the Star of David pattern indicates the direction of Jerusalem. Federal president of Germany Joachim Gauck held the opening speech.
The project of the new AlJabri Mosque in the city of Ha’il, in Saudi Arabia, by Schiattarella Associati architects, was awarded the title of “Iconic Awards 2017- Winner” in the Concept Category.
Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice is a modern rotunda: contemporary architecture built on conservative principles from Moravian architectural office Atelier Štěpán.
Design: Büro Koray Duman. Inspired by historic Islamic Cultural Centers – Kulliyes, the design implements the horizontal experience of inner alleys connecting various civic functions
The Ministry of Public Works of UAE has invited selected consultants for Ras Al Khaimah Islamic Center Architectural competition. Ras Al Khaimah is considered the state Mosque of the Emirates.
Design: Walters & Cohen Architects
This exquisite building for meditation is in the depths of the Suffolk countryside. Although predominantly inward facing around courtyards it connects to the landscape beyond with views from shared communal rooms and bedrooms much as a monastic settlement might.
Design: John McAslan + Partners. One of the most striking elements of the scheme is the reconfigured internal volume, now named ‘The Light’, topped with a vast, dramatic roof-light, flooding the Meeting House with daylight.
Design: INUCE Architecture Design Urbanism
Luoyuan is a rapidly growing city by the coast of Fujian, a Chinese province famous for its tea production, its Hakka ethnic minority and their distinct ring-shaped residential architecture, the so called Fujian-Tulou.
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.