Recently, while watching a public television program on American architecture, I was reminded of the role that the late Charles Eames played in architecture and design. His iconic modern home in ...

Church architecture has become a frontline of the liturgy wars as Catholic churches undergo re-renovations. Michael DeSanctis, a church building consultant and theology professor, is not pleased.

When Renzo Piano sketched his initial plans for the church of San Padre Pio in Puglia, Italy, in 1993, he envisioned a contemporary space decorated with modern interpretations of Roman Catholic ...

I met one of our local architects, a good Catholic, at the soccer game where our sons were playing. We got to talking about the problems of architecture for modern churches. In the old days, the ...

Church design may be the only kind of architecture that you learn about in the nursery. “Here’s the church, here’s the steeple…” Well, here is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the immense new ...

While the Second Vatican Council has produced great fruit for the Catholic Church, it must be admitted that there have also been some disastrous consequences. One of the most negative results has been ...

In a rapidly urbanizing China, some houses of worship are taking inspiration from the Bible while rethinking local architectural tradition. A scroll-shaped steeple. An imposing ark-shaped atrium. A ...

Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter was awarded the bid to design the Community Church Knarvik in a 2010 design competition. To show respect for the environment, their winning design carefully adapted the ...

I’M KAREN HOLMES WARD TODAY ON CITYLINE THREE NEW BOOKS THAT DISCUSS THE CHANGING INFLUENCE OF THE BLACK CHURCH, HOW A CONGREGATION HELPED HEAL A COMMUNITY, AND A THEOLOGICAL AND BIOETHICAL APPROACH ...