Place of worship

On a residential building's ground floor, Ukrainian firm PAINTIT creates a serene balance of ornament and modernism in a Kyiv synagogue.

Mario Cucinella Architects has created the Santa Maria Goretti Church, which incorporates a cross-shaped entrance, in the town of Mormanno, southern Italy.

Church

French photographer Thibaud Poirier continues his Sacred Spaces series by capturing the modern architecture of dozens of temples across Europe. Similar to earlier images, Poirier uses the same focal point of the front pulpit and pews in all of the photographs, allowing easy comparisons between the colors, motifs, and structural details of each location. “IContinue reading "Architectural Shots Frame the Stately Modern Designs of Churches Across Europe"

Architecture has long been designed to symbolize and venerate shared values and beliefs. This is especially true in cathedrals and places of worship,...

From the medieval wooden stave churches to a modern take on cathedrals, Norway is packed with fascinating churches and cathedrals. Many are open to tourists.

I want to remember the global church from my travels. Some places had 5 people gathered. But all were gathered in the presence of the Lord. These places of worship throughout South America were a constant reminder of our true identity. We are not of this world, but our citizenship is in heaven. (Phil 3:20) It doesn’t matter where we were born, what job we have or position of authority, we as believers are simply on a visa here on Earth. We are meant to live into our identity through Christ…

EMC Arquitectura designed the Capilla Cardedeu, a contemporary concrete chapel dramatically perched on the edge of an El Salvadorian volcanic basin.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception located on The Catholic University of America campus in Washington, D.C.

The petals are made of concrete clad with white marble, the Lotus Temple in Delhi is the latest of seven such temples around the world, illuminated at dusk