Ecclesiastical

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

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.

John Canning Studios', Bulfinch winner in the craftsmanship/artisanship category, outstanding work at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, CT.

The uniquely Catholic language of beauty may regain the main factor it's been lacking since the 20th century: universal institutional support.