Faith and Building – Ecclesiastical Architecture in Germany

The innovative churches, synagogues and mosques now being built display a renewed emphasis on atmosphere and religiosity. A review.More ...

Although very different, the historical buildings in Rykestraße in Prenzlauer Berg and in Münsterschen Straße in Wilmersdorf in Berlin share something in common: they are both symbols of the burgeoning and diverse Jewish community life in Germany’s capital city.More ...

Historic monuments are sometimes odd places which are shy about revealing their historical significance and function.More ...

Richter’s work celebrates the praise of God by becoming part of the Creation.More ...

With their Jewish Centre, architects Wandel, Hoefer and Lorch have achieved the amazing feat of realizing yet another architectural milestone.More ...

Noodles and prosecco at the Eucharist are not to everybody’s taste. But consecrated wafers have not been dispensed in Bielefeld’s Church of St. Martin for a long time now. By Jürgen TietzMore ...

After years of ongoing secularisation in Germany, spirituality and sacredness are once again taking on a greater significance in public life. A remarkable number of ecclesiastical buildings have been built recently.More ...

Two large-format books edited by the architectural critic Wolfgang Jean Stock give an overview of the diversity of European church architecture since 1900. By Jürgen Tietz More ...

Rooms of stillness are booming. Whether in shopping centres, universities, hospitals or airports, rooms of stillness provide a few minutes' retreat to catch one's breath or immerse oneself in one's thoughts. They are an answer to the global noise of civilisation, a hankered after antipole of calm.More ...