Alvaro Siza Vieira designed the marvellous Church of Saint-Jacques de la Lande located in Rennes, France. The church opened on the 11th of February 2018. Take a look at the complete story below. More
Plano Humano Arquitectos designed the Chapel of NOSSA SENHORA DE FÁTIMA, located in the Scouts Activities Camp in Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal). The project is located in a privileged plateau, surrounded by an incredible rural environment and with an extraordinary panoramic view. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
There are so many stunning architectural masterpieces around the world, and you don’t have to be an architect to appreciate the beauty they all hold. We have searched for the best and compiled together a list of 5 of our favourites around the world. We’ll be taking a look at; the famous Cube Houses of […] More
Discover the Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice, Czech Republic, a modern rotunda, designed by Moravian architectural office Atelier Št?pán. The minimalistic interior with decorations is work of Czech artist Vladimír Kokolia. My aim was to dematerialize the building. When you observe the volume, you feel the lightness made by design principle of tapering the walls […] More
Plano Humano Arquitectos were in charge of designing The Pastoral Center of Moscavide (Portugal), the project was completed in 2016. From the need to serve multiple functions, the Pastoral Center of Moscavide is composed by a set of facilities that include catechesis rooms, funeral chapels, and the parish residence, and these needs. The close […] More
This is a place for Buddhist mediation, thinking and contemplation, as well as a place satisfying the needs of daily life. The building is located in the forest by the riverside. Along the river, there is a mound, behind which is a great stretch of open field and sporadic vegetable greenhouses. The design started from […] More
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office designed this breathtaking minimalistic chapel located in ang Cheng Hu Xi Lu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China. Take a look at the complete story after the jump More
To think of a space destined to house the Blessed Sacrament is to think of a very specific area within a temple, the Sancta Santorum, a place for the encounter with God. If we analyze how these spaces have materialized throughout the history of architecture, we observe a radical importance of geometry and strong directionality. […] More
Free Evangelical Church, House of Prayer by Fránek architects and MMcité design is located in Litomysl, Czech Republic. The fifth façade, i.e. the roof of this building is the bearer of all essential information about the building. It has been abstracted to its maximum. A roof without any details is like a way running into infinity. The means of […] More
Take a look at our selection of the 7 Utopian architecture pieces from Outer Space: Eglise Saint Pierre by Le Corbusier On of the Corby’s major works, which construction began in 1960 and is recently completed. The pyramid-shaped church looks more like spaceship dropped from the sky into a traditional French neighborhood. Atomium by André Waterkeyn The […] More
This project is a Buddhist temple and ossuary for the?“Jodo-shu”, a Buddhist sect. The site is located on a?slopein Sasebo, Nagasaki, surrounded by a dense residential area. In addition, the ossuary, the temple premises and the residences are separated by ponds, and the reflection of the sunlight is thrown on the floor of the ossuary […] More
Cologne based architecture firm RSAA has unveiled its designs for a new church complex in China’s Zhangjiagang district.The project consists of a central building surrounded by a ring of supporting structures aimed to serve the community, as well as sheltering the inner basilica from outside noises. The northern buildings will consist of prayer and counselling spaces, in the south […] More