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Pavapuri Guest House / Matharoo Associates

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3100
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009

Synagogue / SeARCH

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  • Architects: SeARCH
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Koninklijke Tichelaar

Video: Le Corbusier's Chapel Notre-Dame du Haut

A well known architectural classic by Le Corbusier, the Notre Dame du Ronchamp, or more commonly referred to as Ronchamp, is featured very elegantly in this video by italian architect Franco Di Capua. The curved roof that peels up towards the heavens, the curving walls, and the the sporadic window placement on the walls are just a few of the architectural elements that make this project such a marvel.

AD Round Up: Religious Architecture Part VIII

AD Round Up: Religious Architecture Part VIII - Image 3 of 4

A chapel, a church, a mosque, a center for jewish life and and a classic from Le Corbusier. What else would you want for our 8th selection of previously featured religious architecture? Check them all after the break.

De la Piedra Chapel / Nomena Arquitectos + Ximena Alvarez The de la Piedra Chapel is located at the margin of the Lurín river and beside the Lomas de Castilla hill, in the district of Cieneguilla, east of the city of Lima. The area is characterized for a natural context of desert vegetation, in contact with the foothills of the Andes mountain chain (read more…)

Vancouver Chinese Evangelical Church / Acton Ostry Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  32 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2008

Cemetary Service Building at Ulriksdal / Petra Gipp Arkitektur ​and In Praise of Shadows

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Oasis - Pastoral Care Voestalpine / x architekten

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  • Architects: x architekten
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  840
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Gyesan Church / iArc Architects

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  • Architects: IARC Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  16 (Site)
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2005

Space for Prayer / FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects

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Church of Miribilla / IMB Arquitectos

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Bilbao, Spain
  • Architects: IMB Arquitectos
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Panel Omega Zeta

Chapel Tree of Life / Cerejeira Fontes Arquitectos

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  • Architects: Cerejeira Fontes Arquitectos

Pilgrim Route Refuge / Luis Aldrete

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Mosquée d’Algérie / KSP Juergen Engel Architekten

Mosquée d’Algérie / KSP Juergen Engel Architekten - Mosque
Courtesy of KSP Juergen Engel Architekten

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Mennonite Church / FARO Architecten

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  • Architects: FARO Architecten
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  155
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

P[RAY]HOUSE / Julian Palapa + Bayu Rismabuana

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Mile Hi Church Sanctuary / Fentress Architects

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AD Classics: Rothko Chapel / Philip Johnson, Howard Barnstone, Eugene Aubry

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AD Classics: Bagsværd Church / Jørn Utzon

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The Bagsværd Church by Jørn Utzon was completed in 1976. Though not his most famous work, the church is an example of the architect’s inventive work at a different scale. Utzon designed the church with an unassuming exterior that merely hints at the stirring forms he created inside.