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Jewish Community Center Mainz / Manuel Herz Architects

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First Unitarian Society Meeting House / TKWA

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Worship
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Madison, United States
  • Architects: TKWA
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  20000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2008

Littleton Church of Christ / Semple Brown Design

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BIG wins the competition to design a major Cultural Center in Albania

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BIG, Martha Schwartz Landscape, Buro Happold, Speirs & Major, Lutzenberger & Lutzenberger, and Global Cultural Asset Management are today announced as the winning team of the international design competition for a new 27.000 m2 cultural complex in Albania, consisting of a Mosque, an Islamic Centre, and a Museum of Religious Harmony.

More images and complete press release after the break.

Madonna della Rosa Sanctuary Extension / Studioartec

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Worship, Refurbishment
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Monticelli Brusati, Italy
  • Architects: Studioartec
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  4022 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2008

Centre Of Theology And Ministry / Williams Boag Architects

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Religious Architecture
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Melbourne, Australia
  • Architects: Williams Boag Architects
    : Williams Boag architects Pty Ltd
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5580 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2007

Chapel of St.Lawrence / Avanto Architects, Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen

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Chapel
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Vantaa, Finland

AD Classics: Chapel of the Holy Cross / Richard Hein

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Chapel
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Sedona, United States

Boa Nova Church / Roseta Vaz Monteiro Arquitectos

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Churches
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Estoril, Portugal

John Knox Church / Williams Boag Architects

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Churches
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Brighton, Australia

Spiritual and Cultural Russian Orthodox Center / Christian Pottgiesser architecturespossibles

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Courtesy of Christian Pottgiesser architecturespossibles

Christian Pottgiesser architecturespossibles recently shared with us their entry for the Russian Orthodox Center in Paris. Read about their proposal and view their renderings and video after the break.

AD Round Up: Religious Architecture Part VI

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Five great projects from 2010, including an amazing AD Classic on previously featured religious architecture. Check them all after the break.

Farewell Chapel / Arhitektura Krušec The location at the top of a small slope in the middle of the village cemetery is characterised by beautiful panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. The architectural composition of stone walls of varied elevation which enclose the farewell chapel is designed so that it disables views towards the existing cemetery and tombstones (read more…)

Video: Farewell Chapel / OFIS Arhitekti

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Back in 2009 we published the Farewell Chapel by OFIS arhitekti that went on to win the ArchDaily’s Building Of The Year Award in 2009 for the Religious category.

Russian Orthodox Church / Arch Group

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Courtesy Arch Group

We at ArchDaily have featured many of the proposals for the cultural and spiritual Russian Orthodox center in Paris competition and today have the privilege of sharing with our readers the winning entry from Arch Group. Additional images from the Russian firm’s winning proposal in addition to a lengthy narrative after the jump.

Russian Orthodox Church in Paris / Ameller & Dubois Associates

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Courtesy Ameller & Dubois Associates

Ameller & Dubois Associates have shared with us their proposal for a Russian Orthodox Church in Paris. For additional images of their project and a description of their concepts please follow after the break.

Santa Ana’s Chapel / e|348 arquitectura

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Chapel
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Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal

The Holy Hills in Arles / GVultaggio Architects

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Courtesy of Florindo Ricciuti

GVultaggio Architects of Rome has shared with us their proposal for a ecumenical center in Southern France. Follow after the break for additional images of the model as well as a description from the designers.

Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church / Teeple Architects

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