In Hungary in the 1950s, due to the strict regulations of the dictatorship, churches could only be built in exceptional cases, on the same floor space as previously used.The church of Cserépváralja, consecrated in 1961, became László Csaba's first sacral

In Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico, the earthquake of September 19, 2017 left more than 2,600 houses destroyed and almost all of their public infrastructures, such as schools, squares and the central church, were turned into ruins. Our team was in charge of the

Fin 2017, Toulouse Métropole souhaite répondre à la demande croissante de crémation, et lance le concours d’un nouveau Pôle Funéraire sur le Sud Est de l’agglomération en complément du Pôle Funéraire Ouest existant sur la Commune de Cornebarrieu

The new cemetery Each community of the City of Ingelheim has its own small cemetery. Prospective there is a significant extension necessary. The intended new main cemetery of Ingelheim will be at the city quarter Frei-Weinheim near the river Rhine. A rede

The traditional Chinese courtyard house or siheyuan is a typology well-known for its illustration of Confucian ideals, accommodating extended family units wherein many generations live under one roof. To live under the same roof means to live together, an

Photo essay by Giovanni Nardi

Babyn Yar is a park-like area of Kiev, Ukraine, that used to mark the edge of the city. It is the site of one of the worst massacres of the Nazi regime, when on September 29th and 30th, 1941 almost 35’000 Jews were shot and killed by German troops. Over t

All cemeteries speak of memory but only some have the gift of representing it.

Photo essay by CÉLIA UHALDE

For years, since the closure for security reasons of the old Alcalá Church -finally demolished in 2011-, the residents of the Alcalá neighborhood have tried to favor the reconstruction of the lost temple which was under the invocation of the Virgin of Can

The people of the Colombian capital saw themselves losing hope in the idea of in-person Easter celebrations as the prospects of a third wave of Covid-19 cases intensified. Colombian culture at large is fundamentally religious, and social distancing measur

Vopuštěném areálu bývalé vojenské raketové základny na Kladensku dokončilo studio architekta Petra Hájka svoji nejnovější realizaci – krematorium pro domácí zvířata Věčná loviště. Na objekt ukrytý pod zemí upozorňuje rozměrné zrcadlo zasazené mezi náletové křoviny a plané růže terénního valu.

Dialogue of place and human.

When John Pawson was commissioned by the Siegfried and Elfriede Denzel Foundation to design a wayside chapel for a site in southwestern Germany, he became part of a longstanding tradition of erecting chapels as spiritual and architectural features in the

Hřbitov u jezera Sayama je otevřen různým náboženstvím a vírám. Leží uprostřed bujné přírody v sousedství vodní plochy a na okraji hlubokého lesa. Při navrhování jsem měl na mysli architekturu, která by odrážela život u vody s hustým lesem za zády, kam by se člověk mohl případně…

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PHOTO ESSAY BY ANDY LIFFNER

PHOTO ESSAY BY ANDY LIFFNER

Completed in 2009 in Parma, Italy. Images by Mauro Davoli. The new Temple of Cremation in Parma is located north of the Valera Cemetery, between this one and the newly built ring road, approximately one...

In 1986, Peter Zumthor completed one of his first projects: a shelter over an Ancient Roman archaeological site in Chur, (Graubünden, Switzerland).

Completed in 2016 in Schnepfau, Austria. Images by Adolf Bereuter. In the Bregenzerwald, an alpine valley in Western Austria, transhumance is still the commonly practised form of farming: Livestock is driven to graze...

Completed in 2017 in Kilkenny, Ireland. Images by Christian Richters. St Mary’s Hall, formerly St Mary’s Church, High Street, Kilkenny was founded in the thirteenth century as the parish church of the City. In use as a...

Completed in 2013 in Saitama, Japan. Images by Koji Fujii / Nacasa and Partners. This cemetery is located in the lush forests of the Sayama hills. The community hall stands midway on a slope above a city. The site enjoys excellent...

“In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction.” This quote...

Completed in 1980 in Eureka Springs, United States. This article was originally published on August 2, 2014. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD...

Completed in 2017 in Ritten, Italy. Images by Davide Perbellini. The church in Stella is an appreciated spiritual place for people from far and wide, not least because it is located along the popular Sigmund Freud...

Completed in 2015 in La Playosa, Argentina. Located in the Pampa plains, in the east of the province of Cordoba, Saint Bernard´s Chapel (the local patron saint) rises in a small grove,...

Completed in 2017 in China. Images by Jinsong Xie, Jinda Zheng, Zhili Yin, Hongsen Kang, Haibo Xie. Located in the Southeastern part of Guizhou Province, the Shui Cultural Center is a gateway to Sandu County, the land of the Shui. The Shui are one...