Arts - Architecture - Religious
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Dhyanalingam Dome, India
- The Isha Foundation describes this Yoga center built of traditional materials and with volunteer labor. Includes photographs.
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The Building of Oseh Shalom
- Description of a synagogue built in South Laurel in 1991 that has received awards for its innovative design, explaining the symbolism and history used by architect Travis Price.
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Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
- This new church in San Francisco was designed to accommodate the congregation's unusual liturgical practices. The official site includes a tour.
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The Architecture of Our Lady of the Atonement Church
- Catholic church in San Antonio, Texas, built in 1986 in a modern, simplified Gothic style. The official site has photographs.
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Liverpool (RC)
- 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.
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Is There a Christian Architecture?
- 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.
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Symbols in Christian Art and Architecture
- An illustrated dictionary of Christian symbols, seasons and liturgical colors, with bibliography, by Walter Gast.
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Community Christian Church
- 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.
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Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association
- EASA is a non-profit organisation in the UK which promotes good standards of design and repair of ecclesiastical buildings across all denominations.
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Design for an Islamic Student Center
- Joseph M. Knight presents his design for an Islamic student center for an American University. Honorable Mention in The King Fah'd Award for Design in Islamic Architecture, 1986.
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Mosques in the United States
- Mosques and Islamic centers are being built all over the US. Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture has initiated a project to acquire color photographs of them, some shown here.
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The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
- At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University promotes research and teaching in Islamic art, architecture, and urbanism.
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Arch Net
- An online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world. Includes an extensive image collection.
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture
- Aims to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Islamic culture as expressed through architecture. Submission and award procedures, calendar, steering committee and master jury.
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Canadian Islamic Center Al-Jamieh
- Virtual tour of the planned new building.
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The Straight Line
- Towards a substantial Islamic architecture. Concept and articles, projects and works.
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Delights of Muslim Architecture
- BBC News reports on the seven winning projects of the Aga Khan Architecture Award - established to encourage traditional Muslim architecture.
