Author Archives: James Hundt
Construction progresses at St. Joseph Church
Several of us at Foresight Architects have been very busy traveling back and forth to Demarest, NJ on a regular ...
Worship space seating – where do you stand?
Churches without seating Many people are surprised when they walk into European churches and don't see any pews. They wonder why ...
The biophilia effect
When we start talking about the "feel" of a new worship or gathering space with a client, we invariably hear ...
Plenty Good Room at Black Catholic Apostolate
Plenty Good Room: The Spirit and Truth of African American Catholic Worship is the title of the 1990 liturgical document ...
Two decades of baptismal fonts
In 1992, Liturgy Training Publications published Regina Kuehn's A Place for Baptism. It quickly became one of the most respected ...
Making the Case for Custom-Designed Liturgical Artwork
Although many building committees think of liturgical art as an “add-on” at the end of the project, our experience shows ...
Basilica of Saint-Martin d’Ainay
To our friends, the Ginots, this church was a must-see. It was closed when we first attempted to see it ...
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
"A gleaming retro-Byzantine confection of Roman columns and religious iconography,..." is how this basilica is described on Viator's website describing Lyon attractions ...
Extraordinary Architectural Experiences
Speaking of the Sagrada Familia, I recently saw a reference to an article published several years ago in Faith & ...
Sagrada Familia enters final phase of construction
In December of this year, I will be visiting one of the world capitals of architecture - the City of ...