Someone mentioned it had no air conditioning, which is common in coastal California.


Great thread btw, enjoyed all the pics.

Some very interesting stats on the LDS conference center. It seats 21,200 making it the largest building of its kind in the world. Theater style seating, with completely unobstructed views. It has a 3 acre green roof of local grasses and trees. The granite cladding was quarried in Cottonwood Canyon, where Brigham Young oversaw the original quarrying of granite for the Salt Lake City Temple in the 1890's.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Le Corbusier may be a controversial architect, but he is a pretty clear master of badass churching.

Notre Dame du Haut:

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~bh2h-fjo...romchamp01.jpg
asahi-net.org

http://thesubtlelandscape.files.word...ronchamp-2.jpg
thesubtlelandscape.files.wordpress.com

Firminy Church

http://locusiste.org/buildings/2009/...2b32b6cd_b.jpg
locusiste.org

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/...539ad090_b.jpg
nojhan on flickr.com

La Tourette monastery (he instructed the monks who built it to chisel crude control joints and cracks into the concrete):

http://rasmusbroennum.files.wordpres..._corbusier.jpg
rasmusbroennum.files.wordpress.com

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intentandoserjulioalonso.files.wordpress.com

http://a31.idata.over-blog.com/1/06/...-2009-0001.jpg
a31.idata.over-blog.com

Oh, also I gotta rep some love for the hometown:

Annunciation Greek Orthodox church in Wauwatosa WI, by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of his last realized projects.

http://www.peopleandplaces.us/wi/greekchurch01.jpg
peopleandplaces.us

Architectural Perfection
 

This ethereal, astounding beauty is the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette, Illinois.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/36...f0e82ca8_b.jpg
Credit: Aereoplain@Flickr



In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful and perfect, if not THE most beautiful and perfect, religious building in the world.



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Credit: ShutterRunner@Flickr



French-Canadian architect Louis Bourgeois dedicated more than 8 exhausting years to finish the architectural drawings and blueprints.
The temple's cornerstone was laid in 1912 and construction was completed in 1953. Its circular design consists of 9 sides, and symbolizes unity with God and acceptance of all religions, sects and races of the world.



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It stands on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, surrounded by an immaculately manicured garden featuring multiple water features and walkways that meander through vibrant flowerbeds and lush foliage.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/...e10bc50f_b.jpg
Credit: multisanti@Flickr


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Credit: pov_steve@Flickr


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Credit: phototravel1@Flickr

I've attended a First Communion there, it's spectacular inside. As good as some of the pics in this thread have been, the concrete really has to be seen in person to appreciate it. Amazing church!

Lakewood Church (Houston, Texas)

http://pastorandyjohnson.files.wordp...1/lakewood.jpg
http://pastorandyjohnson.files.wordp...1/lakewood.jpg

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http://agreenliving.org/wp-content/u...od-500x332.jpg

For as big as Lakewood is, it's very nice especially considering what it looked like as the Compaq Center during the Rockets' final days there.

The Church of the Holy Cross in Sedona, AZ is pretty badass. Frank Lloyd Wright.

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...18/Sedona4.jpg

Credit: Charles Reichardt

I agree. This place was amazing when I visited. I am Catholic, and this place almost made me want to change to Baha'i. :)

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC, was never mentioned here and should be listed. As well as being huge, it's also an architectural mix.

Chancel is Italian Renaissance with Gothic vaulting. The Crossing is Byzantine. Remainder is French Gothic.

Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, USA
(The most-visited religious building in America)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PfUeC91NIe...emple,+Fog.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PfUeC91NIe...emple,+Fog.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...0_518926_n.jpg
My own work


http://saltlakemormontemple.com/file...-Salt-Lake.jpg
http://saltlakemormontemple.com/file...-Salt-Lake.jpg


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http://www.liketheocean.com/Portfoli...1_xnTif-XL.jpg


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Flickr@aaronu http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs11/i/20..._by_aaronu.jpg

Guelph's (Ontario) Our Lady Immaculate Church

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tickle_tickle/4480012544/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/...473dbf2f_b.jpg

http://www.braunengineers.com/?p=372

http://www.braunengineers.com/wp-con...ph_Ontario.jpg

:previous: A good, beefy church. That's quite a collection of chapels on the east end.

Question: Badass, or trying too hard?

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/...526eef1a_z.jpg
Wojtek Gurak, Flickr, some rights reserved.

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http://www.iainclaridge.co.uk/blog/?p=406
Photo by Gallo Quirico, flickr

:previous: IMO, definitely badass.

World champion: Sagrada Família(Barcelona, Spain)

Montreal has at least three.

1) Oratoire St. Joseph (Lords over the city atop Mount Royal):
http://kittykittygossip.com/wp-conte...h_Oratory1.jpg
kittykittygossip.com

2) Notre-Dame Basilica (Old Montreal)
http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikiped...a_Montreal.jpghttp://i1.trekearth.com/photos/19545..._basilica_.jpg
wikipedia, trekearth

3) Marie Reine du Monde (1/5 replica of St. Peter's in Rome):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...tr%C3%A9al.JPGhttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/...1f17bed40f.jpg
wikimedia

just in time for halloween

http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blog...Cappuccini.jpg

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names & places:
http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blog..._of_Skulls.jpg

http://inhabitat.com/6-creepy-churches-made-of-bones/

Not exactly badass, in fact somewhat dated and ugly.
St. Pius X. Rock Island, IL. (1963) AKA - The space ship church...Architect - Italo Milani, Rock Island.


http://www.stpiusri.org/images/albums/43/000062.jpg

http://www.stpiusri.org/images/albums/43/000053.jpg

http://www.stpiusri.org

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA


http://www.flickr.com/photos/5983363...in/photostream