Church Buildings for People: Reimagining Church Buildings as Nourishing Places
Far from being mere heritage attractions or functional spaces for religious worship, our churches are principally to do with people. The are inextricably tied to the narrative story of God in our local community, and have a profound impact on the worshipping and missional life of their congregations. This insightful booklet argues that every church […]
Narrative Theory in Conservation Change and Living Buildings
Narrative Theory in Conservation engages with conservation, heritage studies, and architectural approaches to historic buildings, offering a synthesis of the best of each, and demonstrating that conservation is capable of developing a complementary, but distinct, theoretical position of its own. Tracing the ideas behind the development of modern conservation in the West, and considering the challenges […]
Reimagining church buildings
As Christians, our approach to church buildings speaks volumes about our engagement with the world and those around us. Modern technology increasingly seeks to transcend place, but this sits uncomfortably with the scandalous particularity of the incarnation. Our God so loved the world – materiality and all – that he lived with and died for […]
We were early adopters of 3D CAD modelling 20 yrs ago
We were early adopters of 3D CAD modelling 20 yrs ago. It’s part of our DNA. We’ve been working with VR for 4 yrs. It’s been a real game changer for how we work with our clients. We were early adopters of 3D CAD modelling 20 yrs ago. It’s part of our DNA. We’ve been […]
£3.3m vision is transforming iconic Cambridge church
Work is progressing well on the £3.3million transformation of one of Cambridge’s most iconic churches. Downing Place United Reformed Church was formed in June 2018 from the union of Emmanuel and St Columba’s URC. The sale of the Emmanuel building means the redeveloped St Columba’s site will become the springboard for a renewed mission in […]
A site tour of Downing Place United Reformed Church with Jack Boyns of Archangel Architects
Today Jack Boyns made this great short video for our clients to help them understand how things are progressing on site and how this compares to the vision for the project. Great job Jack! Using the BIMx app on iPad to access the 3D model and construction drawings is working really well. It’s fascinating to see the […]
How did Histon Baptist Church improve the use of its buildings?
How did Histon’s vision for the project come about? Histon Baptist Church had a vision to improve the use of its church buildings. What was fantastic is that from the start they were knew they had issues and were incredibly motivated to make those positive changes. Initially the team at Histon were looking to improve the […]
The Gate of Heaven: How Church Buildings Speak of God
What, if anything, can the church, through its physical presence, contribute to contemporary culture? Our church buildings are preaching all the time, but their message rarely matches our theology. This outstanding study reflects on the importance of space to human community, Scripture’s ambivalence about buildings, and the practical challenges for local churches, and offers creative […]
Church Buildings for People: Reimagining Church Buildings as Nourishing Places
Far from being mere heritage attractions or functional spaces for religious worship, our churches are principally to do with people. The are inextricably tied to the narrative story of God in our local community, and have a profound impact on the worshipping and missional life of their congregations. This insightful booklet argues that every church […]
