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
Local architecture office Studio Morphogenesis has used dusty pink coloured concrete to build a waterside mosque that sits on a sloping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. More about Studio Morphogenesis wraps waterside mosque in Bangladesh in perforated pink concrete
Kuwait-based Babnimnim Design Studio has created a geometric mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait, that combines classical Islamic motifs with contemporary forms. More about Babnimnim Design Studio encloses Kuwait mosque within rotated square forms
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a mosque in Oman by architecture studio Altqadum. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Muscat mosque that is "gently reshaping the canon"
Architecture studio Altqadum has revealed the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman, which is formed of five geometric volumes and has a cone-shaped minaret. More about Altqadum unveils geometric mosque in Muscat
Local studio Medprostor has covered and partially repaired a 900-year-old Romanesque church in Slovenia, placing an operable roof on top of the open structure to create a space "between a ruin and a reconstruction". More about Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof
An elevated box formed of exposed concrete forms the Meditation Chapel in Incheon, South Korea, designed by local studio Atelier Koma and architect Lee Eunsok. More about Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"
Limestone facades layered with latticed screens define this community and administrative building that architecture studio John McAslan + Partners has created at London's Baitul Futuh Mosque. More about John McAslan + Partners remodels community facility at Britain's largest mosque
Following the wildfires that ravaged Brittany's Arrée mountains last summer, Ronan Bouroullec has reimagined the interior of the region's historic Chapelle Saint-Michel de Brasparts as part of a full restoration. More about Ronan Bouroullec creates pared-back furnishings for 17th-century chapel in Brittany
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 about Atelier-r refreshes neo-gothic church with angular black extension
Timber-framed pavilions connected by cloistered walkways define this non-denominational temple complex by British studio James Gorst Architects in rural Hampshire, UK. More about James Gorst Architects creates timber-framed temple in rural Hampshire
The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex designed by architect David Adjaye that contains a church, a synagogue and a mosque, has opened in Abu Dhabi. More about Adjaye Associates unveils Abrahamic Family House interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi
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 about Six student architecture designs for religious buildings
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 about Santiago Calatrava unveils illuminated World Trade Center church
Architecture practice Scott Whitby Studio has completed a renovation of the 19th-century Westminster Chapel in London, adding a public social space and upgrading its worship hall. More about Scott Whitby Studio renovates 19th-century Westminster Chapel in London
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 about Henning Larsen designs wooden Ørestad Church with cluster of trapezoidal roofs
An inverted pyramid tilted over a pond defines the Chapel of Eternal Light, which Portuguese studio Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has created in a small village in the Azores. More about Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates inverted-pyramid chapel in Portugal
Members of parliament in Ghana have accused the president of illegally hiring David Adjaye's studio to design the National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra and are asking for the studio to return its fees. More about Adjaye Associates caught up in National Cathedral of Ghana funding dispute
Japanese architecture studio Abanba has completed a temple in Shinagawa, Tokyo, featuring a gently curving roof that shelters a glazed entrance and reflects daylight into a triple-height atrium. More about Curved roof welcomes visitors to Shinagawa Branch Temple in Japan