Author Archives: James Hundt
No more drive-in services at the Crystal Cathedral
Way back in time, while I was studying architecture in college, the famous (and somewhat notorious) American architect Philip Johnson ...
5 Reasons Millennials Stay Connected to Church
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I attended a conference in Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 subtitled "Make ...
Master Planning Process – Phase V
Developing the Master Plan The final phase of the research feasibility analysis process is the documentation of a Master Plan ...
Softening a 60’s Worship Space
St. Athanasius Church in Reading, MA was designed during a building boom for Roman Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of ...
Master Planning Process – Phase IV
Consensus-Seeking Phase Consensus decision-making calls for church members to let go of their vested interests and their personal agendas. They ...
A day at the Ecclesiastical Exchange
As was mentioned in an earlier post, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia runs a program that makes available to other churches a ...
Master Planning Process – Phase III
Developing Program Accommodation Alternatives This is where the Master Plan begins to take shape. Using the previous reports as a ...
What to do with all these closed churches?
The demolition of St. Patrick's Church in Watervliet, NY earlier this year was one of the saddest things I've seen ...
Master Planning Process – Phase II
Identifying Programmatic Requirements One of the most important steps in this process is accurately identifying programmatic requirements. Meetings will be ...
Master Planning Process – Phase I
Physical Facilities and Cost Analysis Determining the future of buildings that have faithfully served their community is a difficult and ...