BIG, Martha Schwartz Landscape, Buro Happold, Speirs & Major, Lutzenberger & Lutzenberger, and Global Cultural Asset Management were today announced as the winning team of the international design competition for a new 27,000 m2 cultural complex in…

We just published the winners of the 'The Building: Problem or Solution?' competition, sponsored by Faith in Place. Here is the winner in the category Freestanding Religious Structure, Green Mosque, which incorporates traditional architectural elements in a modern urban context, featuring several sustainable elements. The design…

Three winners and three honorable mentions have recently been announced for the international ideas competition The Building: Problem or Solution?, sponsored by Faith in Place, a Chicago nonprofit organization. The primary mission of the contest is the development of an array of ideas that will assist congregations…

Mashhad—home to the shrine of the 8th Imam of Shiites—is one of the most significant religious sites in Iran. It attracts many more visitors than the holy city of Mecca; almost 10 times as many per year. Given the economic and political power of the religious authorities in Iran, as…