Chapel of Rest in Graz by
Hofrichter-Ritter Architekten
Overlapping walls of curving concrete encase this funeral chapel in Graz by Austrian architects Hofrichter-Ritter. More »
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Chapel of Rest in Graz by
Church in La Laguna
by Menis Arquitectos
Slideshow: the concrete walls of this church in Tenerife are roughly lined with crushed volcanic rocks. More »
Papstbühne Freiburg
by Werner Sobek
Slideshow: our second project this week by Stuttgart architects Werner Sobek Design is a huge cantilevered altar that was temporarily constructed in Freiberg, Germany, for the pope’s visit last year (photographs by Zooey Braun). More »
Oasis Centre of Pastoral Care
by X Architekten
Slideshow: stripy monochrome triangles are folded into facets around the walls and ceiling of this church hall in Linz, Austria, to create a cavernous interior. More »
Church of Seed by O Studio Architects
Hong Kong firm O Studio Architects have completed a stark concrete church on the side of a sacred mountain in China. More »
Temple to Perspective by Tom Greenall
and Jordan Hodgson for Alain de Botton
Following last week’s announcement that writer Alain de Botton plans to build a series of temples for atheists, here are some more images of the first structure planned for the City of London. More »
Alain de Botton plans temples
for atheists
Dezeen Wire: writer Alain de Botton has announced plans to build a series of temples for atheists in the UK. The first will be a 46 metre-tall black tower designed by architects Tom Greenall and Jordan Hodgson, constructed in London to represent the idea of perspective. More »
Tree of Life Chapel by Cerejeira Fontes
Portuguese architects Cerejeira Fontes inserted this slatted timber chapel inside a school for friars in Braga, Portugal (photos: Nelson Garrido). More »
Worth Abbey by Heatherwick Studio
London designer Thomas Heatherwick has embedded curved threads of ash into dark walnut pews for an abbey in England’s South Downs. More »
Mosquée d’Algérie by KSP
Jürgen Engel Architekten
Construction is about to commence in Algiers on the third largest mosque in the world, which will only be smaller than the pilgrimage sites of Mecca and Medina. More »
Chapel by Breathnach Donnellan O’Brien
and MEDS students
The students and tutors of a design and build workshop in Istanbul have constructed a seaside temple from oriented strand board. More »
Hamborn Abbey Extension by Astoc
German architects Astoc have completed a monastery extension in Duisberg Duisburg with walls that fold around the entrance like origami sculptures. More »
Reading between the Lines
by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh have completed a see-through church in Limburg, Belgium. More »
Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More »
Christ’s Resurrection Church
by Cino Zucchi Architetti
Photographer Filippo Poli has sent us these images of a Milan church with a grey, striped exterior by Italian studio Cino Zucchi Architetti. More »