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Dreaming in the Ruins: How a Sleeping Ritual in Logroño Proposes a New Civic Architecture

Olivia Poston — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Cities are increasingly designed to mitigate risk, and by doing so, need to collect data on climate, infrastructure, biodiversity, and social fragmentation so that the language of resilience becomes a fixture of planning. Yet the underlying conditions that produce polarization, civic disengagement, and ecological breakdown often remain unquestioned. The tools that dominate urban practice tend to address only one register of human experience, while the emotional and imaginative dimensions of transformation are not treated as reliable solutions.

The Making of Abijo Mosque: An Architectural Journey

Nour Fakharany — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000

The recently released “Abijo Mosque Documentary” explores the journey of designing and building the Abijo Mosque in Lagos, Nigeria. The documentary provides a detailed narrative of the design process and the cultural context around the new structure. Designed by Patrickwaheed Design Consultancy (PWDC), the mosque is a testament to the integration of traditional materials and contemporary architecture. The Abijo Mosque design also helps “build the case for a Nigerian architectural language.”

Spiritual Journeys: Religious Architecture in the Global South

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Religious architecture has always had a unique power to transcend the physical realm, transporting visitors to a spiritual journey. In many belief systems, it serves as a space between the earthly and the universal divine. This designed experience can often be facilitated through different choices, where light, form, materiality, and circulation play essential roles. Furthermore, architecture and design hold the power to have a profound impact on one’s lived spiritual experience.

Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs Buddhist Center for Meditation in Nepal

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000

Stefano Boeri Architetti has revealed the designs for the Ramagrama Stupa in Nepal, a master plan intended to enrich this sacred Buddhist location. The proposal features a Biodiversity “Ring Garden” and a Peace Meadow, which encircles the revered Bodhi tree. Situated in Nepal’s Parasi district, the Ramagrama municipality holds immense cultural and religious significance, sheltering a preserved portion of Buddha’s relics.

What Would Jane Jacobs Do? Toward a New Model for Houses of Worship

Rick Reinhard — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 03:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

Jetavan Spiritual Center / Sameep Padora & Associates

Cristobal Rojas — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:00:00 +0000

In Buddhist mythology, Jetvana is the name of one of the Buddha’s most important spatial edifice which when literally translated means: the grove of Jeta, land donated to the sangha for founding a monastery. It was of semiotic significance that the site offered by Samir Somaiya owner of the neighboring sugar factory in rural Maharashtra for the Buddhist Learning Center was thickly forested, an idyllic grove of sorts.

Is Religious Architecture Still Relevant?

Yiling Shen — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:30:00 +0000

Some of the greatest architectural works throughout history have been the result of religion, driven by the need to construct spaces where humanity could be one step closer to a higher power. With more people choosing a secular lifestyle than ever before, are the effects that these buildings convey—timelessness, awe, silence and devotion, what Louis Kahn called the “immeasurable” and Le Corbusier called the “ineffable”—no longer relevant?