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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
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New Church Architecture Journal Launched
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
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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.
http://www.catholic.net/beauty_and_truth/template_article.phtml?article_id=400&channel_id=4
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Christianity Today: Building and Transportation
Articles from Your Church magazine covering many aspects of church design, building and
maintenance.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/cbg/features/building.html
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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.
http://www.easanet.co.uk
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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.
http://www.community-christian.org/flwright.htm
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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.
http://home.att.net/~wegast/symbols/symbols.htm
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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.
http://www.liverpool-rc-cathedral.org.uk/
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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.
http://www.atonementonline.com/exterior.html
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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.
http://www.saintgregorys.org/
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