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http://www.areacom.it/arte_cultura/cappelladelbarolo/
Cappella di SS. Madonna delle Grazie Open in a new browser window
   The tale of the transformation by artists Sol LeWitt and David Tremlett of a tiny chapel in Brunate, Italy, built in 1914, into an astonishingly colourful building.
   http://www.areacom.it/arte_cultura/cappelladelbarolo/
http://www.christianitytoday.com/cbg/features/building.html
Christianity Today: Building and Transportation Open in a new browser window
   Articles from Your Church magazine covering many aspects of church design, building and maintenance.
   http://www.christianitytoday.com/cbg/features/building.html
http://www.cliftoncathedral.org.uk/
Clifton Cathedral Open in a new browser window
   This boldly modern Roman Catholic Cathedral was among the first whose design followed the principles of the Second Vatican Council. Designed by the Percy Thomas Partnership, it was consecrated in 1973. The official site includes an illustrated description
   http://www.cliftoncathedral.org.uk/
http://www.community-christian.org/flwright.htm
Community Christian Church Open in a new browser window
   Kansas City, Missouri, church and "steeple of light" designed by Frank Lloyd Wright are still in use by a Disciples of Christ congregation. Information on architecture, art gallery, tours.
   http://www.community-christian.org/flwright.htm
http://www.easanet.co.uk
Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association Open in a new browser window
   EASA is a non-profit organisation in the UK which promotes good standards of design and repair of ecclesiastical buildings across all denominations.
   http://www.easanet.co.uk
http://www.catholic.net/beauty_and_truth/template_article.phtml?article_id=400&channel_id=4
Is There A Christian Architecture? Open in a new browser window
   Duncan G. Stroik interviews Daniel Lee, an architect in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, and son of Protestant missionaries on the church architecture of the late twentieth century.
   http://www.catholic.net/beauty_and_truth/template_article.phtml?article_id=400&channel_id=4
http://www.adoremus.org/299Murray.html
New Church Architecture Journal Launched Open in a new browser window
   A new magazine, Sacred Architecture, edited by Duncan Stroik and devoted to issues of church architecture from an orthodox Catholic perspective premiered in December.
   http://www.adoremus.org/299Murray.html
http://www.catedrala.ro
People’s Salvation Cathedral Open in a new browser window
   Plans, elevations and model submitted by architect Gh. Bratiloveanu for the competition to design a new cathedral in Bucharest, with explanation.
   http://www.catedrala.ro
http://www.adoremus.org/1097-Stroik.html
Roots of Modernist Church Architecture Open in a new browser window
   In this article from Adoremus Bulletin Duncan Stroik, professor of architecture at Notre Dame University, shows how the Church adopted the architecture of the secular realm.
   http://www.adoremus.org/1097-Stroik.html
http://www.saintgregorys.org/
Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church Open in a new browser window
   Church in San Francisco that was designed to accommodate the congregation's unusual liturgical practices. The official site includes a tour.
   http://www.saintgregorys.org/
http://home.att.net/~wegast/symbols/symbols.htm
Symbols in Christian Art and Architecture Open in a new browser window
   An illustrated dictionary of Christian symbols, seasons and liturgical colors, with bibliography, by Walter Gast.
   http://home.att.net/~wegast/symbols/symbols.htm
http://www.atonementonline.com/exterior.html
The Architecture of Our Lady of the Atonement Church Open in a new browser window
   Catholic church in San Antonio, Texas, built in 1986 in a modern, simplified Gothic style. The official site has photographs.
   http://www.atonementonline.com/exterior.html
http://www.liverpool-rc-cathedral.org.uk/
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Liverpool (RC) Open in a new browser window
   The official site gives a history of this remarkable Modernist building completed in 1967. Designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd, the circular plan and spiked elevation is intended to evoke Christ's crown of thorns. Includes virtual tour and history.
   http://www.liverpool-rc-cathedral.org.uk/

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