Close your eyes for a moment and try to visualise the outside of a church... What do you see? A cross crowning a steeply-pitched roof? A steeple? Stained glass windows, perhaps. Together these ...

As in most parish churches, the entrance to Kirtling is through a porch. Kirtling’s porch is now a part of the south aisle, but a closer look reveals that it was once at least partly free standing.

Coming through the door, you are now in the nave. Arcades on either side separate it from the aisles. Above the arcades, the clerestory windows flood the church with light. At the far east end is the ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Ka Don Church in Don Duong District in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has come in second place at the 6th International Prize for Sacred Architecture. VietNamNet Bridge ...

Through an appropriate openings plan in a simple-form building that allows openings where they should be opened and eliminates openings where they should be closed, we allowed the church windows to be ...

When did we stop taking church architecture seriously? Christians used to devote themselves to building projects that lasted over a hundred years. Not anymore.

We trace the developments in Christian church building through the momentous changes in architecture and theology of the twentieth century. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...

Why Kerala, India, has the world’s wildest church architecture The Southern Indian state is home to amazingly experimental design--a reaction to the staid architecture of the colonial era.

The U.S. is filled with architectural gems. Prepare to be amazed by these stunning churches, from soaring cathedrals to ...