Churches

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

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

The Chapel of the Resurrection underwent an impressive and extensive preservation project that included the replacement of its 24 soaring windows surrounding the chapel’s nave.

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.

David B. Meleca, FAIA, looks to the past when designing new churches and other buildings.

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.

O’Brien & Keane's design of a small chapel on a rural site in the mid-Atlantic region earns a 2017 Palladio Award.

Classical architect. Professor. Author. Editor. All of those hats fit Duncan G. Stroik of Duncan G. Stroik Architect, LLC, of South Bend, IN.

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.

Designing and restoring historic art glass and stained-glass windows is a delicate balancing act that entails a unique combination of give and take between clients and craftspeople. Experts from leading studios tell Traditional Building what works, what doesn't work, and what they would like to see happen on each project.

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

Over the years, a handful of unique organizations have devoted themselves to addressing the needs of religious buildings of all faiths.

Judy Hayward looks at two historic churches at Yale in the New Haven Green, Center Church and Trinity Church, and the men who designed them.

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