St Moritz Church by John Pawson
British architect John Pawson's minimalist remodelling of a church in Augsburg, Germany, includes slices of onyx over the windows to diffuse light more softly through the space. More
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Critics reject "clumsy" proposals for earthquake-hit Christchurch cathedral
News: architects and critics have called for the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand to be restored to its original gothic appearance after rejecting two contemporary proposals as "bizarre" and "architecturally illiterate". More
Cathedral of the Northern Lights by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Link Arkitektur
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has paid homage to the northern lights by constructing a titanium-clad cathedral that spirals up towards the sky (+ slideshow). More
Miami Chapel by FR-EE
Mexican firm Fernando Romero EnterprisE (FR-EE) has won a competition to design a chapel in Miami with plans modelled on the pleated fabric gown of religious figure the Lady of Guadalupe. More
Bøler Church by Hansen/Bjørndal Architects
This brick and copper church near Oslo by Norwegian studio Hansen/Bjørndal Architects has one end buried in a hillside and the other sticking in the air (+ slideshow). More
Church in La Laguna by Menis Arquitectos
Slideshow: the concrete walls of this church in Tenerife are roughly lined with crushed volcanic rocks. More
Oasis Centre of Pastoral Care by X Architekten
Slideshow: stripy monochrome triangles are folded into facets around the walls and ceiling of this church hall in Linz, Austria, to create a cavernous interior. More
Church of Seed by O Studio Architects
Hong Kong firm O Studio Architects have completed a stark concrete church on the side of a sacred mountain in China. More
Worth Abbey by Heatherwick Studio
London designer Thomas Heatherwick has embedded curved threads of ash into dark walnut pews for an abbey in England’s South Downs. More
Sagrada Família to be completed between 2026 and 2028
Construction of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, designed by famed Art Nouveau architect Antoni Gaudí before his death in 1926, will finally be completed between 2026 and 2028 according to the president of the Sagrada Família Trust - Catalan News Agency
Hamborn Abbey Extension by Astoc
German architects Astoc have completed a monastery extension in Duisburg with walls that fold around the entrance like origami sculptures. More
Reading between the Lines by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh have completed a see-through church in Limburg, Belgium. More
Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More
Christ’s Resurrection Church by Cino Zucchi Architetti
Photographer Filippo Poli has sent us these images of a Milan church with a grey, striped exterior by Italian studio Cino Zucchi Architetti. More
St Hilaire church in Melle by Mathieu Lehanneur
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has added stacked layers of white marble to create a podium in this Romanesque church in France. More
Notre Dame Rosary Church by ENIA Architects
Stained glass panels perforate the exterior wall of this church in Paris by ENIA Architects, creating rectangles of colour on the interior of the double-height nave. More
Chapel of St. Lawrence by Avanto Architects
Avanto Architects of Helsinki have designed this whitewashed funeral chapel with a copper roof in Vantaa, Finland. More
Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris by Arch group and Sade Sarl
Russian architects Arch-group and French studio Sade Sarl last week won an international competition to design a Russian Orthodox church and cultural centre beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris. More
Chapel of the Assumption Interior by John Doe
Grégory Lacoua and Jean Sébastien Lagrange of French design studio John Doe designed furniture for this Parisian chapel, which has been renovated by French architects 3box. More
Tampa Covenant Church by Alfonso Architects
Alfonso Architects have designed a church in Tampa, Florida using the Fibonacci sequence to generate the proportions. More