ARQBR creates circular church with monumental steeple in Brasilia
Local studio ARQBR has used concrete and wood for a round church in Brasilia, Brazil that lifts off the land with 360-degree, ground-level windows. More
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Desacralized features pieces by Rick Owens and Faina in Milanese church
Design gallery Galerie Philia's has curated the Desacralized exhibition inside an 11th-century church featuring works by American designer Rick Owens and Ukrainian studio Faina for Milan design week. More
Ennead Architects places copper dome on New York cathedral in time for Easter
New York studio Ennead Architects has renovated the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine in Manhattan by adding a batten-seam copper dome that "could last another 100 years". More
Adjaye Associates unveils Abrahamic Family House interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi
The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex designed by architect David Adjaye that contains a church, a synagogue and a mosque, has opened in Abu Dhabi. More
Paul Cocksedge suspends over 2,000 pieces of coal in Liverpool Cathedral
British designer Paul Cocksedge has created a sculpture made from high-carbon coal, which was hung and illuminated inside Liverpool Cathedral as a comment on our fossil fuel dependency. More
Michael Hsu converts 1930s Austin church into spacious design office
US studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adapted a former church in Austin, Texas into an open office that maintains the original gabled form and materials. More
Six student architecture designs for religious buildings
Dezeen School Shows: for this roundup of student projects, we've selected six architectural designs for religious and multi-faith buildings that have been presented on Dezeen School Shows. More
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Dezeen Agenda features Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center church
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Santiago Calatrava's illuminated Greek Orthodox church at the World Trade Center site in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More
Santiago Calatrava unveils illuminated World Trade Center church
The St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which replaces a church destroyed in the 9/11 attack, has officially opened at the World Trade Center site in New York. More
Dezeen Debate features Henning Larsen's "complex" wooden church in Copenhagen
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Henning Larsen's design for the first church to be built in Copenhagen for 30 years. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Henning Larsen designs wooden Ørestad Church with cluster of trapezoidal roofs
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has released its design for Ørestad Church, the first church to be built in Copenhagen for more than 30 years, which will be made from wood and have a bark-like facade. More
Konishi Gaffney repurposes church into versatile community hub
Timber cladding features in this church in Edinburgh, which has been converted into a community centre by Scottish architecture firm Konishi Gaffney. More
Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten combines "sacred and ordinary" in concrete church tower
German practice Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten has completed a church and social welfare centre in New Taipei City, Taiwan, housed in a high-rise concrete block topped with an angular roof. More
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An aluminium church in China features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a church in Qingdao, China, designed by German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang. More
White-metal fins form abstract exterior of Büro Ziyu Zhuang's Chamber Church
German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has completed a church in Qingdao, China, featuring walls and a tower made from dozens of spaced-out aluminium ribs. More
EMBT tops San Giacomo Apostolo church with undulating copper roof
Spanish studio EMBT has designed a brick-and-plaster-clad church in Ferrara, Italy, which has a copper roof informed by hot air balloons and an interior that aims to be a modern take on primitive churches. More
Max Lamb crafts minimalist altar for St John Chrysostom Church
British designer Max Lamb has turned his hand to ecclesiastical objects, creating an altar, candles and floor for a church in London. More
Mario Cucinella Architects creates "serene and monolithic" church in Italian hill top town
Bologna-based Mario Cucinella Architects has created the concrete Santa Maria Goretti Church, which incorporates a cross-shaped entrance, in the town of Mormanno, southern Italy. More
Vaulted church replaces building destroyed in Mexico's 2017 earthquake
Colombian studio AGENdA Agencia de Arquitectura and Mexican firm Dellekamp/Schleich have completed a replacement for a church in Jojutla that was destroyed in Mexico's 2017 Puebla earthquake. More
Kengo Kuma's plan for contemporary cathedral entrance "not as ugly as it could be" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Kengo Kuma's plans for a contemporary entrance at Angers Cathedral, France, and discussing other top stories. More