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La Calera Chapel, Bogotá, Colombia
Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos

photo : Alberto Fonseca
La Calera Chapel Building - added 9 Jan 2013
This chapel building has a basic geometry that tries to alter the territory as little as possible. It uses the natural features of the environment, the wind and the light, to create an essential harmony. The chapel is designed to open to the outside to allow worshipers to gather in mass, this architectural design appeases both small private groups and large public functions.

San Michele Arcangelo, near Bergamo, north eastern Italy
3D documentation in the restoration of historic buildings

image from architect
San Michele Arcangelo - 9 Jul 2012
The church of St. Michael the Archangel (1735) stands in the centre of Borgo di Terzo. Cracks were clearly visible in the front elevation masonry, indicating serious building damage. Due to its irregular architecture, the church - like all historic buildings - required a precise analysis of existing conditions as a basis for the renovation work.

Church Complex Pescara, eastern Italy
Design: Architetto Angelo Campo

photograph from architect
Pescara Church Building - 6 Jul 2012
The mid-Adriatic sprawling city has by now been analyzed, dissected, especially the completely built strip along the coast, pressed between A14 motorway, the Adriatic railway, the sea. It is made up of a cluster of houses laid on the ground as in a domino disposition: the open issue for its new urban dimension is to point out new central areas from a planning point of view and realize them; the priority may be represented by public spaces and/or buildings.

Iglesia de la Consolacion Cordoba, Spain
Vicens + Ramos, Architects

photo by architects
Cordoba Church Building - 20 Apr 2012
The parish center is located on a corner plot in a residential area between Historiador Dozy and Francisco Azorín streets. The extended side is situated in front of a green zone and the lateral side faces residential buildings. The rest of the surroundings are still undeveloped.

New Valer Church, near Oslo, Norway
OOIIO Architecture

picture : OOIIO Architecture
New Valer Church - 23 Mar 2012
A few years ago, the inhabitants of Valer, a quiet Norwegian village not too far from Oslo, surrounded by forests and close to the Swedish border, watched how sadly their ancient wooden church was on fire and got totally destroyed.

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Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, Florida, USA Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect photo © Robin Hill Annie Pfeiffer Chapel	Aula Ivana Pavla II, Rijeka, Croatia randic-turato architects photograph from architect Aula Ivana Pavla II
Bagsværd Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark Jorn Utzon, Architect photo © Adrian Welch Bagsvaerd Church	Barcelona Cathedral, Spain - photo © Isabelle Lomholt Barcelona Cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the Light, USA Skidmore, Owings & Merrill picture : Timothy Hursley Cathedral of Christ the Light	Catholic Church, Colonia, Uruguay Lambrechts-Bertinat Arquitectos image from architect Uruguay church building
Chapel of St.Lawrence, Finland Avanto Arkkitehdit Ltd photo : Kuvio.com Chapel of St Lawrence	Christ Church Spitalfields, London, UK Nicholas Hawksmoor picture © Adrian Welch Christ Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Denmark KHR arkitekter image from architect Church of the Holy Cross	Crystal Cathedral, Los Angeles, USA Philip Johnson with John Burgee photograph © Andrew McRae Los Angeles Cathedral

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