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The 11th Commandment: Sustainability, for a House of God

Students from the Illinois Institute of Technology complete a deceptively simple chapel, using cutting edge sustainable techniques.READ»

The World's Hippest Seminary

Tasked with renovating a 15th century monastery, these architects broke out the fluorescent paint and neon crosses.READ»

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Not a Hoax: Mecca Redesign Leaked [video]

Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is going to be redesigned, and a proposed master plan just leaked to YouTube. Because of the extreme sensitivity of the project, details about the redesign have been sparse. Nonetheless, it ...READ»

Crucifix-inspired Design: Campy or Sacrilegious?

A group of Swedish Designers, Humans Since 1982, just completed a design that's sure to draw protests: A wire-mesh lounge, supporded by the structure of a prone cross—letting you sprawl out in the same pose as Jesus on the Cross. ...READ»