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Eight alternative churches characterised by unorthodox designs

From an east London canal boat with an onboard chapel to a concrete high-rise in Taiwan, our latest roundup explores eight churches with untraditional architecture. More

Atelier-r refreshes neo-gothic church with angular black extension

Czech studio Atelier-r has refreshed the Red Church in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, adding an angular matte-black extension and public spaces informed by neo-gothic design. More

ARQBR creates circular church with monumental steeple in Brasilia

Local studio ARQBR has used concrete and wood for a round church in Brasilia, Brazil that lifts off the land with 360-degree, ground-level windows. More

Ennead Architects places copper dome on New York cathedral in time for Easter

New York studio Ennead Architects has renovated the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine in Manhattan by adding a batten-seam copper dome that "could last another 100 years". More

Paul Cocksedge suspends over 2,000 pieces of coal in Liverpool Cathedral

British designer Paul Cocksedge has created a sculpture made from high-carbon coal, which was hung and illuminated inside Liverpool Cathedral as a comment on our fossil fuel dependency. More

Six student architecture designs for religious buildings

Dezeen School Shows: for this roundup of student projects, we've selected six architectural designs for religious and multi-faith buildings that have been presented on Dezeen School Shows. More

Santiago Calatrava unveils illuminated World Trade Center church

The St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which replaces a church destroyed in the 9/11 attack, has officially opened at the World Trade Center site in New York. More

Henning Larsen designs wooden Ørestad Church with cluster of trapezoidal roofs

Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has released its design for Ørestad Church, the first church to be built in Copenhagen for more than 30 years, which will be made from wood and have a bark-like facade. More

Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten combines "sacred and ordinary" in concrete church tower

German practice Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten has completed a church and social welfare centre in New Taipei City, Taiwan, housed in a high-rise concrete block topped with an angular roof. More

White-metal fins form abstract exterior of Büro Ziyu Zhuang's Chamber Church

German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has completed a church in Qingdao, China, featuring walls and a tower made from dozens of spaced-out aluminium ribs. More