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Modul 28 transforms fortified church in Transylvania into guesthouse
Romanian studio Modul 28 has updated and extended the rectory of a church in Transylvania, transforming it into a guesthouse that "balances preservation with innovation". More
Romanian studio Modul 28 has updated and extended the rectory of a church in Transylvania, transforming it into a guesthouse that "balances preservation with innovation". More
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a church in China, designed by architecture studio Inuce. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Architecture studio Inuce has created a church in the town of Julong near Quanzhou, China, which evokes the form of a biblical ark resting on a rock. More
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a selection of brutalist and modernist churches captured by photographer Jamie McGregor Smith in his book Sacred Modernity. More
Photographer Jamie McGregor Smith has spent the last five years capturing brutalist and modernist churches across Europe. Here, he picks his 12 favourites from his Sacred Modernity book. More
Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. More
La Sagrada Familia Foundation has announced that the monumental church in Barcelona is set for completion in 2026, 100 years after the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí. More
Local studio Medprostor has covered and partially repaired a 900-year-old Romanesque church in Slovenia, placing an operable roof on top of the open structure to create a space "between a ruin and a reconstruction". More
From an east London canal boat with an onboard chapel to a concrete high-rise in Taiwan, our latest roundup explores eight churches with untraditional architecture. More
Italian studio Mixtura has created a convent in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil with multiple buildings arranged around open-air cloisters wrapped in a wooden brise soleil. More
Czech studio Atelier-r has refreshed the Red Church in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, adding an angular matte-black extension and public spaces informed by neo-gothic design. More
Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a sensitive restoration of a 19th-century church to provide a community hub in a historic dockyard on the Isle of Sheppey. More
Local studio ARQBR has used concrete and wood for a round church in Brasilia, Brazil that lifts off the land with 360-degree, ground-level windows. More
Design gallery Galerie Philia's has curated the Desacralized exhibition inside an 11th-century church featuring works by American designer Rick Owens and Ukrainian studio Faina for Milan design week. More
New York studio Ennead Architects has renovated the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine in Manhattan by adding a batten-seam copper dome that "could last another 100 years". More
The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex designed by architect David Adjaye that contains a church, a synagogue and a mosque, has opened in Abu Dhabi. More
British designer Paul Cocksedge has created a sculpture made from high-carbon coal, which was hung and illuminated inside Liverpool Cathedral as a comment on our fossil fuel dependency. More
US studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adapted a former church in Austin, Texas into an open office that maintains the original gabled form and materials. More
Dezeen School Shows: for this roundup of student projects, we've selected six architectural designs for religious and multi-faith buildings that have been presented on Dezeen School Shows. More
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Santiago Calatrava's illuminated Greek Orthodox church at the World Trade Center site in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More