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HDB/Cram and Ferguson
Boston, Massachusetts

Founded by architect Ralph Adams Cram in 1889, the firm has been dedicated to ecclesiastical architecture for more than a century. Projects have included a dozen cathedrals and an array of parish churches. Architect Ethan Anthony is committed to continuing the Cram legacy. website...



Francis B. Roberts Chartered Architects
Preston, England

This English firm views its buildings as works of art which form a continuity with the architecture of the past. They use traditional and modern materials and techniques and see artists and craftsmen, bricklayer and joiner as much as painter and sculptor, as part of the process of making buildings. website...



Franck Lohsen McCrery, Architects
New York City and Washington, D.C.

FLM boasts a beautiful array of ecclesiastical projects, ranging from restoration of historic churches in Washington, D.C. and Sioux Falls, South Dakota to new church buildings in Columbus and Nashville to mosaic decoration in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. website...



Duncan G. Stroik, Architect
South Bend, Indiana

For over a decade now, Notre Dame Professor of Architecture Duncan Stroik has been a leading light in the move to return to traditional models of church architecture. He has several prominent church projects in the works including the chapel for Thomas Aquinas College. website...



Quinlan & Francis Terry
Dedham, England

Quinlan Terry has been called a 'classically obsessed traditionalist' as well as England's 'most controversial architect' precisely because his work is so uncontroversial. His ecclesial work includes the Brentwood Cathedral and the reconstruction of St. Helen's, Bishopgate in London. website...



Thomas Gordon Smith Architects
South Bend, Indiana

Thomas Gordon Smith, a professor of architecture at Notre Dame, is one of the leading American Neo-Classical architects. In the past decade he has begun to apply Classical ideals to the design of ecclesiastical architecture. His work includes the seminary for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. website...



Henry Hardinge Menzies Architect
New Rochelle, New York

Henry Hardinge Menzies is one of the leading lights of the church restoration movement in the United States. He is credited with beautiful restorations of the Bridgeport Cathedral and St. Aloysius Church, both in Connecticut. He also boasts an impressive portfolio of new ecclesiastical projects. website...



Duncan McRoberts Associates
Kirkland, Washington

Duncan McRoberts Associates is devoted to applying Classical design principles in order to render contemporary solutions. At once enduring and inventive, the firms designs reflect its deep commitment to the "evolution of tradition" as the definition of progress. website...



Jonathan Lee, Architect
Petoskey, Michigan
Architects Jonathan Lee and Stephen Wiseman are noted for their commitment to historic preservation and conservation. Their religious portfolio encompass design projects for both Catholic and Protestant congregations, both new buildings and sensitive restorations. website...



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