Religious Buildings

Washington, D.C.-based Franck & Lohsen Architects designs a new Catholic church in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

An endangered timbrel-vault basilica by Rafael Guastavino is the focus of fundraising.

Building a dome for Christ Chapel at Hillsdale College in Michigan.

FFKR restores The Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Provo Stake Tabernacle in Provo, Utah.

John Canning & Co. restores Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library’s ceiling.

The 1888 Gothic Revival St. Mark’s Episcopal Church gets a much needed overhaul.

Houston-based firm of Curtis & Windham design an addition to the Church of the Heavenly Rest that complements its original design.

Rambusch Decorating Co. creates the Trinity Dome mosaic at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

MacDonald & Mack Architects preserves Christ Church Lutheran, a National Historic Landmark and modernist icon designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen.

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral by O’Brien & Keane is a prominent example of traditional Catholic church architecture.

When a tornado destroyed St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ridgway, IL, four parishes combined to create St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, and they turned to Cram and Ferguson to design the new building.

Working with Clark Architects, McCrery Architects led the design for the new Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and Newman Center in Lincoln, NE.

Two churches, one in Ohio and one in Missouri, opted for synthetic slate roofing, citing its appearance and sustainability, as well as cost and weight savings.

A look at the challenges of designing and constructing a 50-ft.-dia. stained-glass dome in a newly constructed church in Arkansas.

Duncan G. Stroik, “a one-man phenomenon who has changed the landscape of American Catholic church design,” is the recipient of the 2017 Clem Labine Award.

Designed by Duncan G. Stroik, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity wins a 2011 Palladio Award for New Design and Construction.

Completed earlier this year after a seven-year effort, Our Lady of Guadalupe is situated on a 70-acre site in the hills of Wisconsin.

Duncan Stroik Architects restored the historic Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls, SD.

In 2005, St. Paul the Apostle parish in Westerville, OH raised $12 million to build a new 38,000-sq.ft. church.

FFKR and Perkins+Will have designed a new Neoclassical Revival Mormon temple for Philadelphia, one that is appropriate to the city and its surroundings.

McCrery Architects designed a new traditional Roman Catholic Church for a historic congregation in South Carolina.

Traditional Building has featured a number of beautiful church restorations over the years--including both new construction and historic preservation projects. Here are four of our favorites.