Religious Buildings

The richness and variety of architecture is revealed in religious architecture.

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.

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.

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.

A Book Review of Angels of Paris: An Architectural Tour through the History of Paris by Rosemary Flannery

Restoring the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue's art glass required 10 months of exhaustive design, fabrication, and site work.

John G. Waite's historic restoration of The African Meeting House in Boston, MA, includes replacing historic windows, woodwork, lighting and exterior work.

Jean Carroon's efforts to connect the restoration and environmental communities have won her the fourth annual Clem Labine Award.

The multiple ways by which sacred places contribute to the vitality and economic health of towns and neighborhoods.

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

Our Savior Parish in Los Angeles is a new 6,000-sq.ft. chapel that seats 300 and a 14,000-sq.ft. two-story student center built around an open courtyard.

Today's decorative painters bring the spaces of sacred settings back to life.

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

The construction of a church in Celebration, Florida.