Winners of the 2017 Faith & Form Religious Art & Architecture Awards

This year saw many astounding projects regarding religious spaces highlighted by the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art & Architecture (IFRAA) Awards. A knowledge community of the American Institute of Architects and co-sponsored by Faith & Form magazine, the annual competition announces the best in religious architecture, liturgical design, and art for religious spaces.

A total of 27 projects were selected from the 120 submissions received. Awards are given in the five categories of Religious Architecture, Liturgical/Interior Design, Sacred Landscape, Religious Arts, and Unbuilt Work.

Scroll down and check out the full list of winners. 

New Facilities Honor
Calcagnini Contemplative Center by Dynerman Architects, PC
Location: Bluemont, Virginia

New Facilities Honor
RLJ Chapel by Ricardo Yslas Gamez Arquitectos
Location: Jalisco, Mexico

New Facilities Honor
Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre by Walters & Cohen Architects
Location: Walsham le Willows, Suffolk, UK

New Facilities Honor
Stella Maris Chapel by Alejandro Beautell, Arquitecto
Location: El Pris, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Unbuilt Work Honor
Garden Chapel Pavilion by archimania
Location: Memphis, Tennessee

New Facilities Award
Liberty United Methodist Church by Dake Wells Architecture
Location: Liberty, Missouri

New Facilities Award
New Faith Baptist Church Worship Center by Harding Partners
Location: Matteson, Illinois

New Facilities Award
Park Plaza Synagogue by Epstein — Principal Designer Andrew Metter
Location: Chicago, Illinois

New Facilities Award
Tegami-Dokoro by Shoji Oshio + UA architects
Location: Funabashi, Chiba, Japan

Adaptive Re-Use/Re-Purpose Award
Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque by L.E.FT Architects
Location: Mukhtara Village, Shouf Mountain, Lebanon

Adaptive Re-Use/Re-Purpose Award
Bellevue First Congregational Church by atelierjones, llc
Location: Bellevue, Washington

Adaptive Re-Use/Re-Purpose Award
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue Chapel by FXFOWLE
Location: New York, New York

Adaptive Re-Use/Re-Purpose Award
Redeemer Presbyterian by archimania
Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Adaptive Re-Use/Re-Purpose Award
SGI New England Buddhist Center by Touloukian Touloukian Inc
Location: Brookline, Massachusetts

Renovation Award
Redemption Arcadia by DeBartolo Architects
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Renovation Award
Westport Presbyterian Church by BNIM
Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Liturgical/Interior Design Award
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah by Architecture Research Office
Location: New York, New York

Liturgical/Interior Design Award
The Sheridan Center by Jackson & Ryan Architects
Location: Houston, Texas

Religious Art/Ceremonial Objects Award
Chai Spice Box by Ellen Hunt, AIA
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Religious Art/Liturgical Furnishings Award
Duke University Chapel Woodwork Restoration by The Century Guild
Location: Durham, North Carolina

Religious Art/Visual Arts Award
“Pieta” by Salvatore LaRosa
Collection of the Artist

Sacred Landscape Award
Eid Prayer Ground by Allies and Morrison
Location: Doha, Qatar

Sacred Landscape Award
Cathedral Campus by Strada Architecture, LLC
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia

Unbuilt Work Award
Cathedral of our Lady of the Assumption by Moto Designshop
Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Student Work Award
Funeral Home by Edyta Paula Konstantynowicz
Location: Bialystok, Poland

Student Work Award
Sacred Space of a Modern Man by Joanna Wierzbicka
Location: Warsaw, Poland

Student Work Award
The Mhuysqa Offering by Travis Price Architects 
Location: Tenjo, Colombia