Churches

Indow window inserts press inside your window frames without a mounting bracket to give you all the comfort and efficiency of high-end replacement windows.

When a tornado destroyed St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Ridgway, IL, the town consolidated four parishes and rebuilt as St. Kateri Tekakwitha. Designed by Cram and Ferguson, the new church is built to withstand severe weather conditions and earthquakes. All photos: Lindsay Adams

Religious Buildings

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.

Romanesque façade details at Saint Paul Apostle Catholic Church were derived from the historic commercial Uptown architecture of Westerville, OH.

Profiles

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

Depictions of Saints Helen, Victoria, Andrew, and Longinus that watch over the congregation were first created in the EverGreene studio, then installed on the ceiling.

Religious Buildings

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

Roofing

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.

Religious Buildings

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

Religious Buildings

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.

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In the sanctuary, custom liturgical furnishings designed by the architect provide the necessary accommodations for the religious rites intended for the chapel.

Palladio Awards

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

Religious Buildings

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

Judy Hayward

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.

Religious Buildings

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

Religious Buildings

Known locally as "the Old Cathedral" in St. Louis, the Basilica of St. Louis, The King gets a full interior and exterior restoration from Mackey Mitchell Architects.