Press

Articles About Stroik

Saint Augustine Cathedral: Diocesan Mother Church Rededicated

by Diocese of Kalamazoo from Southwest Michigan Catholic

The Meaning of Sacred Architecture

by Michael Rennier from Dappled Things Online

Before and After: Saint Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo, Michigan

by Shawn Tribe

The Renovation of the Chapel of a Carmelite Monastery in Michigan

by John Paul Sonnen from Liturgical Arts Journal

Innovative Stone Solutions Aid Design of New Church Sanctuary: St. Catherine of Siena Church

by Heather Fiore from Building Stone Magazine

Duncan Stroik’s Chapel at Hillsdale College

by Shawn Tribe from Liturgical Arts Journal

The Clerisy of the Concrete-and-Glass Box Freaks Out

by George Weigel from First Things Online

Christ Chapel at Hillsdale: An Architectural Sign of Mere Christianity

by Michael Ward from Touchstone

Best New Traditional Buildings of 2019

by David Brussat from Architecture Here and There

The Best Architecture of 2019

by Michael J. Lewis from The Wall Street Journal

Architecture for the Ages - 2017 Clem Labine Award

by Nancy A. Ruhling from Traditional Building

Something Lasting

by John Miller from National Review

Palladian Design: The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected

by Pier Vittorio Aureli from RIBA London

In Search of Architectural Masterpieces

by Trent Beattie from Catholic Digest

Why We Need to Design (and pay for) Beautiful Churches

by Sean Salai, S.J. from America: The Jesuit Review

Urbanities: American Architecture’s Classical Revival

by Alan Greenberg and Colette Arredondo from City Journal

Trending Architecture

by Tara McElmurry from Shore

A Return to Grace

by Catesby Leigh from The Wall Street Journal

A Triumph of Sacred Architecture - A Church that Teaches

by Denis McNamara from Adoremus Bulletin

Articles by Stroik

Shadows of the Heavenly Sanctuary

by Duncan G. Stroik from The Priest, Our Sunday Visitor

Simplicity without Iconoclasm

by Duncan G. Stroik from Liturgical Arts Journal

Ave Explores The Church Building as a Sacred Place

by Duncan G. Stroik from Ave Explores: Art and Architecture

Learning from Rome

by Duncan G. Stroik

Setting Up a Home Chapel

by Duncan G. Stroik

The Enduring City is More than Retail and Coffee Shops

by Duncan G. Stroik from The American Conservative

Why Rebuild a Gothic ‘Addition’ to Notre Dame?

by Duncan G. Stroik from The American Conservative

The Time Has Come for a New Counter Reformation

by Duncan G. Stroik from Crisis Magazine

How to Save the Church’s Architectural Patrimony

by Duncan G. Stroik from Crisis Magazine

Unity by Exclusion?

by Duncan G. Stroik from Traditional Building

Pedagogy and Place: Book Review

by Duncan G. Stroik from Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

Palladio’s Debt to Venice

by Duncan G. Stroik from Nexus Network Journal: Architecture and Mathematics

Church Architecture Since Vatican II

by Duncan G. Stroik from The Jurist: Studies in Church Law and Ministry

Promoting Sacred Artists, Artisans, and Architects

by Duncan G. Stroik from Faith and Form

A New Renaissance: The Church as Patron of the Arts

by Duncan G. Stroik from Challenging the Secular Culture: A Call to Christians

Transcendence, Where Hast Thou Gone?

by Duncan Stroik from Transcending Architecture

The History of Sacred Art and Church Architecture

by Duncan Stroik from L'Osservatore Romano

Spontaneous Shrines and Temporary Churches

by Duncan Stroik from Design Intelligence

Benedict XVI and the Architecture of Beauty

by Duncan Stroik from L'Osservatore Romano

The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal

by Duncan G. Stroik from Liturgy Training Publications

All the Great Works of Art are a Manifestation of God: Pope Benedict XVI and Architecture of Beauty

by Duncan Stroik

Awards

2021 Acanthus Award

from Institute of Classical Architecture and Art

Copper in Architecture Award 2021

from Copper Development Association

2020 Acanthus Award

from Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Chicago-Midwest Chapter

Pinnacle Award of Excellence

from Natural Stone Institute

Addison Mizner Award

from Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Florida Chapter

2019 Acanthus Award

from Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Chicago-Midwest Chapter

Silver Award - Interior Architecture

from Association of Licensed Architects

2019 Palladio Award

from Traditional Building

2017 Clem Labine Award

from Traditional Building

2016 Arthur Ross Award

from Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

2016 Acanthus Award

from Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the ICAA

2015 ALA Design Award

from Association of Licensed Architects

2015 Acanthus Award for Saint Mary Church

from Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

Henry Hering Award 2012 for the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

from The National Sculpture Society

Sacred Architecture Journal

Sacred Architecture Journal

Devoted exclusively to issues of church architecture, Sacred Architecture is edited by Duncan Stroik. The journal is a contribution to the ongoing movement for liturgical renewal.

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The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal

The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal

“A book that seeks to offer timeless principles which are crucial for church architecture…Stroik punctuates his book with numerous illustrations, worthy examples of churches spanning the length of Christian history.” —Amanda Clark, Catholic World Report

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