The Religious Art and Architecture Design Awards program is co-sponsored by Faith & Form Magazine and Interfaith Design (ID), a knowledge community of the American Institute of Architects. The awards program was founded in 1978 with the goal of honoring the best in architecture, liturgical design and art for religious spaces.
Eligibility
Entries are welcomed and encouraged from architects, landscape architects, designers, artists, students, and consultants.
Submission details
The program offers five primary categories and a student category for awards:
- Religious Architecture
- Liturgical/Interior Design
- Sacred Landscape
- Religious Arts
- Unbuilt Work
- Student Work
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Contact
Please note this Awards Program submission process and website are run by Faith & Form. All questions should be directed to mcrosbie@faithandform.com
Past Recipients
2018
Religious Architecture – New Facilities
(Honor) Bahá’í Temple of South America, Hariri Pontarini Architects, Santiago, Chile
(Honor) Rural Chapel, Midland Architecture, Lafferty, Ohio
(Honor) The SAJ: Urban Chapel of St Ignatius, Cherrez y Cantera, Pamplona, Spain
Phap Vu Buddhist Temple, Phap Vu Buddhist Cultural Centre of Florida, Process Architecture, Orlando, Florida
St. John Paul II Newman Center, BVH Architecture, Omaha, Nebraska
Saint Mary’s Student Chapel, Saint Mary’s College High School, Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects, Albany, California
Shoraku-ji, Toru Kashihara Architects, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Snyder Sanctuary, Lynn University, Newman Architects, Boca Raton, Florida
Temple Israel, Finegold Alexander Architects, Omaha, Nebraska
The Pavilion at Grace Episcopal Church, Centerbrook Architects and Planners, Providence, Rhode Island
Religious Architecture – Adaptive Reuse/Repurpose
B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim Synagogue, Finegold Alexander Architects, Deerfield, Illinois
Religious Architecture - Renovation/Restoration
(Honor) All Saints Episcopal Church, Bauer Latoza Studio, Ltd., Chicago
Christ Cathedral Arboretum and Tower of Hope, LPA, Inc., Garden Grove, California
Hasshoden Columbarium, Ryusenji Temple, Yukio Asari/Love Architecture Inc., Saitama, Japan
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Law Architects, Deepdene, Victoria, Australia
Unbuilt Work
(Honor) Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, Brit and Emre Erenler, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Saints Peter and Paul Chapel, Danze Blood Architects, Austin, Texas
Golden Mean Spiral Hanging Sculpture, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Presentations Gallery, Chicago
Liturgical/Interior Design
Holy Cross Abbey Church Renovation, DESIGN CONCEPTS, Berryville, Virginia
The Tent of Meeting, Centro de Espiritualidad San Ignacio, Cherrez y Cantera, Salamanca, Spain
Prayer Space, DeBartolo Architects, Gilbert, Arizona
San Dieguito United Methodist Church, domusstudio architecture, Encinitas, California
Serenity Room, UC San Diego, Jacobs Medical Center, Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign, La Jolla, California
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, GROTH Design Group, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Religious Arts – Visual Arts
(Honor) New Clairvaux Abbey Windows, Elizabeth Devereaux, Devereaux Architectural Glass, Vina, California
Grace Church Columbarium, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, New York
Our Lady of the Angels Conventual Church, Scott Parsons, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Peace Yad, Ellen Pulner Hunt, AIA, Austin, Texas
Rood Screen, Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church, Jackson & Ryan Architects, Houston
Student Work
(Honor) Fishers of Men & Manannán Mac Lir, Travis Price Architects with The Catholic University of America, Cong, County Mayo, Ireland
Building as Prayer: Campus Sukkah, University of Hartford, Department of Architecture Students, West Hartford, Connecticut
Centre of Contemplation, Kamila Harunowicz, Lubuskie District, Poland
A Silent Space, Lafina Eptaminitaki, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mountains of Arakan, Cheuk Wai Lam, Philadelphia
The Channel of Faith, Damian Louis Collins and Daniel Sadowniczyk, Tanaf, Senegal, Africa
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2017
Religious Architecture – New Facilities
(Honor) Calcagnini Contemplative Center, Dynerman Architects, PC
(Honor) RLJ Chapel, Ricardo Yslas Gamez Arquitectos
(Honor) Stella Maris Chapel, Alejandro Beautell, Arquitecto
(Honor) Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre, Walters & Cohen Architects
Liberty United Methodist Church, Dake Wells Architecture
Park Plaza Synagogue, Epstein - Principal Designer Andrew Metter
Tegami-Dokoro, Shoji Oshio + UA architects
Religious Architecture – Adaptive Reuse/Repurpose
Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque, L.E.FT Architects
Bellevue First Congregational Church, atelierjones, llc
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue Chapel, FXFOWLE
Redeemer Presbyterian, archimania
SGI New England Buddhist Center, Touloukian Touloukian Inc
Religious Architecture - Renovation
Redemption Arcadia, DeBartolo Architects
Westport Presbyterian Church, BNIM
Religious Architecture – Unbuilt Work
(Honor) Charden Chapel Pavilion, archimania
Cathedral of our Lady of the Assumption, Moto Designshop
Liturgical/Interior Design
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Architecture Research Office
The Sheridan Center, Jackson & Ryan Architects
Religious Arts - Ceremonial Objects
Chai Spice Box, Ellen Hunt, AIA
Religious Arts – Liturgical Furnishings
Woodwork Restoration, Duke University Chapel, The Century Guild
Religious Arts – Visual Arts
"Pieta", Salvatore LaRosa
Sacred Landscape
Cathedral Campus, Strada Architecture, LLC
Eid Prayer Ground, Allies and Morrison
Student Work
Funeral Home, Edyta Paula Konstantynowicz
Sacred Space of a Modern Man, Joanna Wierzbicka
The Mhuysqa Offering, Travis Price Architects with The Catholic University of America
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2016
Religious Architecture – New Facilities
(Honor) Jumaa Mosque, John McAslan + Partners
(Honor) Chapel of St. Ignatius, John Ronan Architects
Chapel of the Good Shepard · Alojzij Šuštar Primary School, Robert Dolinar
Totihue Chapel, Gonzalo Mardones Arquitectos
Al Warqa'a Mosque, ibda design
Chinmaya Mission Austin, Miró Rivera Architects
The Joyful Church, The Beck Group
St. Francis Chapel, Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Architects
Religious Architecture - Restoration
(Honor) St. Patrick's Cathedral, Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue, FXFOWLE
Religious Architecture - Renovation
St. Cecilia Church, Donham & Sweeney Architects
Religious Architecture – Adaptive Reuse/Repurpose
Temple Israel of Hollywood, Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Liturgical/Interior Design
(Honor) Palm Beach Synagogue, Arthur Chabon Architect
Knock Basilica Interior Design, Wejchert Architects
Temple Adath Israel, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Sacred Heart Cathedral of Kericho, John McAslan + Partners
Religious Architecture – Unbuilt Work
Basilica de N.Senora de la Merced, Eleftherios Piskitzis, Architect
Student Work
(Honor) Cathedral of St. Thomas, Ranjit John Korah
"City of Spirits", Rafaela Paes
"Pop-Up Places of Worship", Lucas Boyd and Chad Greenlee
"The Chapel of St. Adalbert", Filip Strzelecki
"The Procession of the Souls", Travis Price Architects with The Catholic University of America
Sacred Landscape
8-Shaped Passage, Shoji Oshio + UA architects
Religious Arts – Visual Arts
(Honor) "Mary as Prophet" · Virginia Theological Seminary, Margaret Adams Parker
(Honor) "Mysteries of the Rosary" · Our Lady of Loreto, Scott Parsons
Religious Arts – Liturgical Furnishings
Baptismal Font · St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Dekker / Perich / Sabatini
Pipe Organ · St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd.
Torah Ark, Bema, and Screen · Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Studio Bondy Architecture
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2015
Religious Architecture – New Facilities
(Honor) St. Katharine Drexel Chapel · Xavier University of Louisana, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
(Honor) Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon New Home, Hacker
Immanuel Chapel · Virginia Theological Seminary, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
The Light of Christ’s Salvation Church, AMBi Studio / Wei-Li Liao Architect
Our Lady of Montserrat Chapel · Seattle Preparatory School, Hennebery Eddy Architects
St. Pius Chapel and Prayer Garden, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
St. Edward Catholic Church, DiLoreto Architecture
Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Sparano + Mooney Architecture
RockPointe Church, Oglesby Greene Architects
Religious Architecture – Restoration
(Honor) The Memorial Church · Harvard University, Finegold Alexander Architects
(Honor) Mission San Juan Capistrano, Ford, Powell & Carson Architects & Planners Inc.
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Richard S. Vosko, Hon. AIA
Religious Architecture – Adaptive Reuse/Repurpose
Congregation Beth Israel, Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Liturgical/Interior Design
New Orleans East Hospital Chapel, Manning Architects/Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, A Joint Venture
St. Monica Catholic Church, Fisher Heck Architects
Fiedler Atrium · Fiedler United Methodist Church, GFF Architects
Religious Architecture – Unbuilt Work
(Honor) Guaimaca Mission Retreat, Paul Lukez Architecture
St. Thomas Church Extension, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Expansion to the Unitarian Church in Summit, ikon.5 architects
Diocesan Minor Seminary, Michael G. Imber Architect
Bellevue First Congregational Church, atelierjones llc
Student Work
(Honor) New Synagogue in Łódź, Jolanta Muszczak
The Crossing, Travis Price Architects with The Catholic University of America
Maypole: Field of Remains, Dimitra Theochari and Nicole Vance
The Chapel of Longing · West Village, Justin Wadge
Sacred Landscape
Saint Michael and All Angels Columbarium, Max Levy, FAIA
Incarnation Chapel · Incarnation Center, Duo Dickinson, Architect
Religious Arts – Ceremonial Objects
(Honor) St. Gregory the Great Vessels, Vincent Hawley
Religious Arts – Visual Arts
“Josh in Prayer” · St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eóin Burke and Jim Dessicino
“Christ Hymn” Chapel Window · Cistercian Preparatory School, William Frank/Emil Frei & Associates
St. Michael’s Mosaic · St. Michael Parish, Scott Parsons
Mary Queen of Peace, atelierjones llc
Religious Arts – Liturgical Furnishings
Congregation Solel Reading Table, Eckenhoff Saunders Architects
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2014
Religious Architecture – New Facilities
(Honor) St. Ignatius Chapel at the Georgetown University, Dynerman Architects, PC
(Honor) KAPSARC Community Mosque, HOK
(Honor) Boa Nova Church, Roseta Vaz Monteiro Arquitectos
St. Gregory’s Church, Pellitteri & Associati Studio
Temple Judea, Herman Coliver Locus Architecture
Lincoln Square Synagogue, CetraRuddy Architecture
Our Lady of Mercy Chapel » Salve Regina University, Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP
Prayer space in the “Floating School”, Kochi University of Technology
Proyecto Clamor de Paz, Paul Lukez Architecture
Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Watermark Community Church, OMNIPLAN Architects
Religious Architecture – Restoration
(Honor) Church of St. Gregory the Great, Northeast Collaborative Architects
West Side Presbyterian Church, Newman Architects, PC
Religious Architecture – Renovation
(Honor) First Presbyterian Church of Burbank, domusstudio architecture
Christ Church Cambridge, Frank Shirley Architects
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Houser Walker Architecture, LLC
St. Thomas More Catholic Church, JNW Studios Architecture • Interior Design
St. James Cathedral Centre, architectsAlliance
Liturgical/Interior Design
Campbell Hall Center for Spiritual Practice, wheelerMADE / Daniel Wheeler
North Presbyterian Church, SILO AR+D
Quiet Room » Duke Cancer Center, Duda|Paine Architects
Westchester Reform Temple, ROGERS PARTNERS Architects + Urban Designers
Student Work
Hartford Islamic Center, Anthony Papa
“Nectorium/Nectarium”, Jeanie Fan and Dimitra Theochari
“Tale of the Tongs”, Travis Price Architects / Catholic University of America / Spirit of Place-Spirit of Design Inc.
Sacred Landscape
Columbarium » Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Merriman Holt Architects
Religious Arts – Ceremonial Objects
“Festive Red” » Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Linda Witte Henke
Ark Curtain » Adas Israel Congregation, Laurie Gross Studios
Religious Arts – Visual Arts
“Gloria Dei” » Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Scott Parsons
Heavenly Jerusalem Windows » Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Parish, Scott Parsons
“Lux Gloria” » Cathedral of the Holy Family, Sarah Hall, RCA
Religious Arts – Liturgical Furnishings
Paschal Candleholder, Cathedral of Bari, Italy, Albano Poli
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