Minimalist Churches Designed by Architects — SURFACE
WEBMay 10, 2018 · Minimalist Churches to Swoon For. 13 spiritual structures that inspire awe without ostentation. By Kelsi Kobata May 10, 2018. Share. Back. With the Met Costume Institute’s latest exhibition, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” opening on May 10, opulence is currently top of mind.
St Moritz Church by John Pawson - Dezeen
WEBJul 31, 2013 · British architect John Pawson's minimalist remodelling of a church in Augsburg, Germany, includes slices of onyx over the windows to diffuse light more softly through the space. Slices of...
AD Classics: Church of the Light / Tadao Ando Architect
WEBJan 6, 2011 · Formally, Ando’s Church of the Light is minimalist and reductive of religious paraphernalia to a simple cruciform extrusion, which is often criticized as disturbingly empty, void, and...
Robert Gutowski Architects designs minimal interior for church ... - Dezeen
WEBSep 19, 2020 · This symbol of Christ's broken body has been extended to the church interior, which features walls set at slanted, uneven angles. Spotlights and skylights illuminate significant spaces in the...
Eight alternative churches characterised by unorthodox designs
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Local studio Robert Gutowski Architects designed the church with a minimal interior characterised by whitewashed concrete and skewed angles, which was conceived in response to changes in modern...
Minimal Church: Where the Future Church Is Headed
WEBA minimal church is not a church of minimal impact. It is a church that has decided that we need to unleash our members to have more time to disciple their families, to become a gospel presence in the community, and to develop relationships in their neighborhoods.
Crafting for Contemplation: The Minimal vs. The Ornamental
WEBJun 29, 2022 · Tadao Ando’s 1989 Church of Light is an explicitly minimalist church, featuring a crucifix-shaped slit that partly drapes the space in daylight.
Architects Design Austere White Church With Elegant Flowing Form
WEBFeb 5, 2022 · Santa Maria Goretti Church by Mario Cucinella is an elegantly minimalist place of worship with a clever entrance. With its sweeping four-leaf clover form, the design is a beautiful dedication to Saint Maria Goretti.
Modern church architecture: Between tradition and minimalism
WEBNov 1, 2018 · The opulent facilities in churches from earlier eras has given way to a new minimalism: instead of sensory overload there is a reduction in what is essential. This creates space for the transcendent experience: the encounter with God.
The Use of Light as a Divine Element in 5 Modern Churches
WEBMay 2, 2023 · The Catholic Church, with many typologies and architectural styles over time, has accompanied and associated itself with this luminous relationship since its classic era constructions, such as...