Prayer Chapel by Gensler
A wave-like wooden ceiling undulates above the heads of students at this chapel by architects Gensler in the basement of a Los Angeles university. More
A wave-like wooden ceiling undulates above the heads of students at this chapel by architects Gensler in the basement of a Los Angeles university. More
This cross-shaped chapel in Brazil was designed by architect Gustavo Penna (+ slideshow). More
This brick and copper church near Oslo by Norwegian studio Hansen/Bjørndal Architects has one end buried in a hillside and the other sticking in the air (+ slideshow). More
There are 88 ancient Buddhist temples along the 670-mile Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan - but only one lucky priest has a new house by Tokyo studio Zai Shirakawa Architects & Associates. More
Overlapping walls of curving concrete encase this funeral chapel in Graz by Austrian architects Hofrichter-Ritter. More
Slideshow: the concrete walls of this church in Tenerife are roughly lined with crushed volcanic rocks. More
Slideshow: our second project this week by Stuttgart architects Werner Sobek Design is a huge cantilevered altar that was temporarily constructed in Freiberg, Germany, for the pope’s visit last year (photographs by Zooey Braun). More
Slideshow: stripy monochrome triangles are folded into facets around the walls and ceiling of this church hall in Linz, Austria, to create a cavernous interior. More
Hong Kong firm O Studio Architects have completed a stark concrete church on the side of a sacred mountain in China. More
Following last week's announcement that writer Alain de Botton plans to build a series of temples for atheists, here are some more images of the first structure planned for the City of London. More
Dezeen Wire: writer Alain de Botton has announced plans to build a series of temples for atheists in the UK. The first will be a 46 metre-tall black tower designed by architects Tom Greenall and Jordan Hodgson, constructed in London to represent the idea of perspective. More
Portuguese architects Cerejeira Fontes inserted this slatted timber chapel inside a school for friars in Braga, Portugal (photos: Nelson Garrido). More
London designer Thomas Heatherwick has embedded curved threads of ash into dark walnut pews for an abbey in England’s South Downs. More
Construction is about to commence in Algiers on the third largest mosque in the world, which will only be smaller than the pilgrimage sites of Mecca and Medina. More
A Jewish purification ritual takes place in the pools of this Mexico City bathhouse. More
The students and tutors of a design and build workshop in Istanbul have constructed a seaside temple from oriented strand board. More
German architects Astoc have completed a monastery extension in Duisburg with walls that fold around the entrance like origami sculptures. More
Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh have completed a see-through church in Limburg, Belgium. More
Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More
Photographer Filippo Poli has sent us these images of a Milan church with a grey, striped exterior by Italian studio Cino Zucchi Architetti. More