"Futuristic" Russian Church Wins International Contest For Religious Architecture

Here are the unusual projects that won the Faith & Form Religious Architecture and Design Contest. 

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On May 14, in Los Angeles, the next award ceremony for the winners of the Faith & Form religious architecture and design contest was to be held, in which the creators of the Church of St. Ignatius of the God-bearer on Vereiskaya street (in the 'Project' nomination) won. The ceremony itself was canceled due to the pandemic, but not its outcome. All winners of the contest are presented below.

The church is designed in a style unusual for Orthodox churches, and some have protested that it is overly 'modern'. The construction of the church is planned to begin this year. 

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Church in honor of the Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, Moscow. ARCHPOINT, "Architects A.R.E.A.L.", nomination "Project" (Unbuilt Work)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Church in Nyanen. Nyanen, Senegal. IN SITU Architecture, New Facilities nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Wyrmboden Mountain Chapel. Schneffau, Austria. Innauer Matt Architekten, New Facilities nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Pontifical University of Salamanca. Salamanca, Spain. Pablo Guillén, Renovation nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Franciscan Church of Our Lady of the Angels. Arizona, USA DLR Group, Religious Interior nomination (Liturgical / Interior Design)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Sanchaklar Mosque. Istanbul, Turkey. EAA - Emre Arolat Architectur, Religious Landscape Nomination 

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Chapel of St. Joseph. Illinois, USA. Wheeler Kearns Architects, Adaptive Re-Use / Re-Purpose Nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Maltz Center for the Arts. Ohio, USA MGA Partners, Adaptive Re-Use / Re-Purpose Nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Christian Center in Fuzhou. Fongzhou, China. INUCE, Dirk U. Moench, New Facilities nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Family Pavilion Katz. Los Angeles, USA. Lehrer Architects LA, New Facilities nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Chapel of St. Mary. Livonia, USA PLY +, nomination "New Facilities" 

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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The Catholic Church of St. Evangelist Luke. Ankeny, USA. Neumann Monson Architects, New Facilities nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Temple of Light. Canada. Patkau Architects Inc, New Facilities nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Boston, USA Elkus Manfredi Architects, Renovation nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Church of St. Anne. Boston, USA Stephen Lee Architects, Renovation nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Queen of All Saints, Chicago, USA. Wiss Janney Elstner Associates, Inc, Restoration nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Dome of the Episcopal Church of St. Bartholomew. New York, USA. Acheson Doyle Partners Architects, PC, Restoration nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Church of St. Anthony. Schenectady, USA. Lacey Thaler Reilly Wilson Architecture & Preservation, LLP, Restoration nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Butler Memorial Chapel. Territown, USA. Richard S. Vosko, Hon. AIA, Religious Interior nomination (Liturgical / Interior Design)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Eli M. Black Continuing Learning Center. New York, USA. Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects, Religious Interior nomination (Liturgical / Interior Design)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Gordon Chapel at St. Hilda and St. Hugh School. New York, USA. Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects, Religious Interior nomination (Liturgical / Interior Design)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Dining Church of St. Lydia. Brooklyn, USA Sheryl Jordan Architect, Religious Interior nomination (Liturgical / Interior Design)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Hospice Gilchrist Contemplation Room. Towson, USA Levin / Brown and Associates, Inc., Visual Arts nomination

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Mausoleum of President Ailvin, Generals Cemetery. Santiago, Chile. Gonzalo Mardones Arquitectos, Religious Landscape Nomination (Sacred Landscape)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


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Collier Memorial at MIT. Cambridge, USA. Höweler + Yoon Architecture, Religious Landscape Nomination (Sacred Landscape)

© Courtesy of the official Faith & Form Award Portal


Translated and adapted from https://ria.ru/20200514/1571439963.html

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