Studio Acht adds "strict yet delicate" additions to historic Czech provostry
Czech practice Studio Acht has renovated the 19th-century provostry at St Vitus Cathedral in Prague, combining careful restoration with modern interventions. More
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Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter unveils curved concrete church in Roskilde
Architecture studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has completed the concrete Trekroner Church on the outskirts of Roskilde, Denmark. More
Dezeen Debate features "great use of homegrown resources"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Pew, a collection of oak stools by London-based EJM Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
EJM Studio's Pew stool reimagines traditional church pews with "tricky angles and curves"
London-based EJM Studio has designed a collection of oak stools made from repurposed timber, modernising traditional British church pews with a contemporary sculptural approach. More
Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates restore Phoenix abbey to be "garden in a ruin"
Local architecture and landscape studios Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates have converted an Italian Gothic revival-style church into an event venue in Downtown Phoenix. More
Dezeen Debate features "smart and humble" church conversion in Transylvania
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a guesthouse in Transylvania. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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
Dezeen debate features "a beautiful and superbly executed" church in China
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a church in China, designed by architecture studio Inuce. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Inuce designs Mountain Church of Julong as "more than just a place of worship"
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
"Powerful demonstration of architecture at its best" says commenter
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
Sacred Modernity showcases "unique beauty and architectural innovation" of brutalist churches
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
Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church
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
Sagrada Familia announces 2026 final completion date
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
Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof
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
Eight alternative churches characterised by unorthodox designs
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
Mixtura wraps multi-building Brazilian convent in wooden brise soleil
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
Atelier-r refreshes neo-gothic church with angular black extension
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 transforms Sheerness Dockyard Church into community hub
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
ARQBR creates circular church with monumental steeple in Brasilia
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
Desacralized features pieces by Rick Owens and Faina in Milanese church
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