Spiritual Projects

Architectural Record focuses on the design of places intended for contemplation, prayer, worship, and other spiritual or religious activities.

Field Architecture Unveils a Wood-Clad Bay Area Synagogue

Clare Jacobson

August 9, 2022

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Field Architecture designs a Northern California synagogue with an emphasis on honest materials and sustainability.

Snapshot: Luminous New Star on Sagrada Família's Tower of the Virgin Mary by LKL

Barcelona

Ilana Herzig

April 14, 2022

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Illuminated by the German lighting design firm's Barcelona hub, the 12-pointed steel-and-glass star was installed atop the tower at Antoni Gaudí’s basilica.

Church of San Giacomo Apostolo

Ferrara, Italy

Andrew Ayers

December 6, 2021

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With a light structure and an undulating wood roof, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT eschews the traditional church typology.

A Mausoleum in St. Louis Revives the Funerary Form at its Historic Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

Josephine Minutillo

November 16, 2021

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Mitchell Wall designs a contemporary tomb with traditional elements.

Señor de Tula Sanctuary by Dellekamp/Schleich + AGENdA

Jojutla, Mexico

Sarah Amelar

November 10, 2021

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A vaulted, open-air church in Mexico replaces one destroyed by the 2017 earthquake.

Babyn Yar Synagogue by Manuel Herz Architects

Kyiv, Ukraine

Fred A. Bernstein

November 9, 2021

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A wood temple on a sacred site opens and closes like a book.

Santa Maria Goretti Church by Mario Cucinella Architects

Mormanno, Italy

Fred A. Bernstein

October 7, 2021

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Baroque influences shape this sinuous contemporary church in Southern Italy by Mario Cucinella Architects.

School Annex and Housing by Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei Architects

Cologne, Germany

Suzanne Stephens

February 1, 2021

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Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei Architects designed a choir school’s multipurpose annex in Cologne.

Tea House at Linyin Buddhist Temple by Amateur Architecture Studio

Hangzhou, China

Aric Chen

August 4, 2020

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Wang Shu and his wife and partner Lu Wenyu design an idiosyncratic retreat in their home city of Hangzhou, China.

Bigelow Chapel Revitalization at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery by William Rawn Associates

Watertown, Massachusetts

Suzanne Stephens

February 1, 2020

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A glass pavilion gives new life to a 19^th-century chapel in a historic Massachusetts cemetery.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU; 0.1 ICC CEU

This webinar will explore the common and not-so-common ways that architects and designers can incorporate rolling and sectional closures into their hospitality designs.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU; 0.1 ICC CEU

This session will outline the basics of embodied carbon and introduce a range of tools for measuring your project’s kilograms of CO₂ emitted per meter squared.

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Field Architecture Unveils a Wood-Clad Bay Area Synagogue

Snapshot: Luminous New Star on Sagrada Família's Tower of the Virgin Mary by LKL

Church of San Giacomo Apostolo

A Mausoleum in St. Louis Revives the Funerary Form at its Historic Cemetery

Señor de Tula Sanctuary by Dellekamp/Schleich + AGENdA

Babyn Yar Synagogue by Manuel Herz Architects

Santa Maria Goretti Church by Mario Cucinella Architects

School Annex and Housing by Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei Architects

Tea House at Linyin Buddhist Temple by Amateur Architecture Studio

Bigelow Chapel Revitalization at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery by William Rawn Associates

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