Winners of the 2016 Faith & Form Religious Art & Architecture Awards

Whether you frequently visit a religious space or not, there are plenty of projects out there that are worthy of praise in their own right, as seen in the 2016 Faith & Form/IFRAA Awards Program. Founded in 1978 and co-sponsored by Faith & Form Magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA), the annual competition scopes out the best in religious architecture, liturgical design, and art for religious spaces.

Open to all from architects to students to clergy, the competition concluded with 28 winning projects in categories including New Facilities, Restoration, Liturgical/Interior Design, Sacred Landscape, Ceremonial Objects, Student Work, and more.

In an overview of the 2016 competition, Faith & Form editor Michael J. Crosbie wrote: “Of the winning projects nearly half were designed or created for sites outside of North America. The jury for the awards observed that many of the winners used natural light in creative ways, making it part of the religious environment. While natural light has long been a way of conveying a sense of immanence in religious art and architecture, the jury noted that it also contributes to sustainability and helps to reduce energy costs. Several jurors were impressed with how designers used an economy of means with simple, elegant materials to meet the needs of congregations. A reverence for natural materials was seen in many submissions, and in winning projects.”

Scroll down to see the full list of winners, and a selection of project photos.

• John McAslan + Partners; Jumaa Mosque; Doha, Qatar; New Facilies
• John Ronan Architects; Chapel of St. Ignatius; Chicago, Illinois; New Facilities
• Robert Dolinar; Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Alojzij Šuš tar Primary School; Ljubljana, Slovenia; New Facilities
• Gonzalo Mardones Arquitectos; Totihue Chapel; Totihue, Chile; New Facilities

• ibda design; Al Warqa’a Mosque; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; New Facilities
• Miró Rivera Architects; Chinmaya Mission Austin; Austin, Texas; New Facilities
• The Beck Group; The Joyful Church; Pohang, South Korea; New Facilities

• Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Architects; St. Francis Chapel; Breckenridge, Texas; New Facilities
• Koning Eizenberg Architecture Temple Israel of Hollywood; Los Angeles, California; Adaptive Reuse/Repurpose
• Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; New York, New York; Restoration

• FXFOWLE; Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue; New York, New York; Restoration
•  Donham & Sweeney Architects; St. Cecilia Church; Boston, Massachusetts; Renovation
• Arthur Chabon Architect; Palm Beach Synagogue; Palm Beach, Florida; Liturgical/Interior Design

• Wejchert Architects; Knock Basilica Interior Design; Knock, County Mayo, Ireland; Liturgical/Interior Design
• Atkin Olshin Schade Architects; Temple Adath Israel; Merion Station, Pennsylvania; Liturgical/Interior Design
• John McAslan + Partners; Sacred Heart Cathedral of Kericho; Kericho, Kenya; Liturgical/Interior Design

• Shoji Oshio + UA architects; 8-Shaped Passage; Ueno, Tokyo, Japan; Sacred Landscape
• Dekker / Perich / Sabatini; Baptismal Font; St. Thomas More Catholic Church; Oceanside, California; Liturgical Furnishings
• Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd.; Pipe Organ; St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church; Carmel Valley, California; Liturgical Furnishings

• Studio Bondy Architecture; Torah Ark, Bema, and Screen; Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School; Palo Alto, California; Liturgical Furnishings
• Eleftherios Piskitzis, Architect; Basilica de N.Senora de la Merced Façade Rehab; Madrid, Spain; Unbuilt Work
• Margaret Adams Parker; “Mary As Prophet”; Virginia Theological Seminary; Alexandria, Virginia; Visual Arts
• Scott Parsons; “Mysteries of the Rosary”; Our Lady of Loreto » Foxfield, Colorado; Visual Arts

• Filip Strzelecki; “The Chapel of St. Adalbert”; Fiszewo, Poland; Student Work
• Travis Price Architects with The Catholic University of America; “The Procession of the Souls”; Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland; Student Work
• Ranjit John Korah; Cathedral of St. Thomas; Cochin, Kerala, India; Student Work
•  Rafaela Paes; “City of Spirits”; Recife, Brazil; Student Work
• Lucas Boyd and Chad Greenlee; “Pop-Up Places of Worship”; Various Locations; Student Work

All images courtesy of 2016 Faith & Form/IFRAA Awards Program.