Dutch studios MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have revealed plans to overhaul a vacant church in the Netherlands by adding a swimming pool with an adjustable floor that allows visitors to "walk on water". More about MVRDV unveils design for Holy Water swimming pool in former Dutch church
Curved concrete walls direct light towards the altar of Narac Church, completed by architecture practice Arkpro Studio in Albania. More about Arkpro Studio designs concrete church in Albania as "new village centre"
Genoese architecture studio Caarpa has restored the Church of Nostra Signora della Costa in Levanto, Italy, installing a mezzanine to complement the original ornamentation. More about Caarpa transforms Italian church into event venue with mezzanine addition
Ghana president John Mahama has announced an investigation into the funding of the unbuilt National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra, designed by architect David Adjaye's studio. More about Ghana government announces investigation into controversial Adjaye-designed cathedral
The Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is the next building to secure its place in our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century. More about Shigeru Ban's Cardboard Cathedral was the most significant building of 2013
Artist Morag Myerscough has created an 11.5-metre-tall neon sculpture for a church in Doncaster, UK, which was informed by the "culture of embroidery and tapestry in religious buildings". More about Morag Myerscough creates neon Love and Unity sculpture in Doncaster Minster
Swedish architecture studio Elding Oscarson has created a cube-shaped church and community centre in Gothenburg, Sweden, which is clad in diagonal aluminium bars to create a moiré effect. More about Elding Oscarson completes "open and free" Frihamnskyrkan church in Gothenburg
British studio John Puttick Associates has refurbished a Grade II-listed church in Hove, East Sussex, introducing a 4.5-metre-tall timber extension that acts as an entrance porch. More about John Puttick Associates expands St Leonard's Church with glulam porch
Architecture studio ShedKM has created a church in Merseyside, UK, which is accessible from two parallel streets and has a transparent facade designed to glow at night. More about ShedKM designs Lighthouse Church as "physical and metaphorical beacon" for Merseyside
Czech practice Studio Acht has renovated the 19th-century provostry at St Vitus Cathedral in Prague, combining careful restoration with modern interventions. More about Studio Acht adds "strict yet delicate" additions to historic Czech provostry
Architecture studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has completed the concrete Trekroner Church on the outskirts of Roskilde, Denmark. More about Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter unveils curved concrete church in Roskilde
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Pew, a collection of oak stools by London-based EJM Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "great use of homegrown resources"
London-based EJM Studio has designed a collection of oak stools made from repurposed timber, modernising traditional British church pews with a contemporary sculptural approach. More about EJM Studio's Pew stool reimagines traditional church pews with "tricky angles and curves"
Local architecture and landscape studios Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates have converted an Italian Gothic revival-style church into an event venue in Downtown Phoenix. More about Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates restore Phoenix abbey to be "garden in a ruin"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a guesthouse in Transylvania. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "smart and humble" church conversion in Transylvania
Romanian studio Modul 28 has updated and extended the rectory of a church in Transylvania, transforming it into a guesthouse that "balances preservation with innovation". More about Modul 28 transforms fortified church in Transylvania into guesthouse
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a church in China, designed by architecture studio Inuce. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen debate features "a beautiful and superbly executed" church in China
Architecture studio Inuce has created a church in the town of Julong near Quanzhou, China, which evokes the form of a biblical ark resting on a rock. More about Inuce designs Mountain Church of Julong as "more than just a place of worship"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a selection of brutalist and modernist churches captured by photographer Jamie McGregor Smith in his book Sacred Modernity. More about "Powerful demonstration of architecture at its best" says commenter
Photographer Jamie McGregor Smith has spent the last five years capturing brutalist and modernist churches across Europe. Here, he picks his 12 favourites from his Sacred Modernity book. More about Sacred Modernity showcases "unique beauty and architectural innovation" of brutalist churches