Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence
If you have been to Rome and Venice, but not Florence, you have not really seen Italy. Florence is a city of stunning beauty, its name translates as the "blossoming". It is believed to be one of the oldest centers and cities in Europe. Florence has many wonderful attractions and monuments. One of them is the Church of Santa Maria Novella.

The Modern Church And Architecture
Modern church architects go about things somewhat differently than our Christian ancestors who lived in the tenth century. Nowadays, the same companies who build these holy buildings often partake in a great deal of other projects including school, residential home and assisted living design.

Low Cost Church Building Plans Now Available for Download
Churches planning to build now have a powerful new tool. Churches can now purchase church building plans from previous building projects at huge savings. Churches can now save months, and thousands of dollars in the design and construction of new facilities.

Zuni Christian Mission School Breaks Ground on New Facility Using Advanced Building Method
Structural Insulated Panels Enable Cost-Effective, Energy-Efficient Construction Compatible with Historic Native American Architecture

Affordable Church Plans Available That Fit Today's Market
Church Development Services (CDS) announced today that an updated version of its catalog of affordable, pre-designed church floor plans is now available either in print or in electronic format. In most cases, the architectural drawings offered by CDS typically cost less than half of what other firms charge, even in today's market. Using CDS church plans also provides church leaders with substantial risk reduction and time savings for new church building projects.

Historical Chicago Churches Are Worth Maintaining
If there's one thing the city of Chicago is known the world over for, it is the classical style of architecture being put to use in some of its historic districts, particularly with its churches. By merely beholding these spectacles of engineering achievement, something stirs in the heart of the historian in each of us. Even with religious concerns put aside, there remains a solemn cultural duty to keep these old buildings vibrantly beautiful, and structurally sound for future generations to reflect about.

The Baroque
Baroque architecture was brought to fruition in 17th-century Papal Rome and in many ways it is the final culmination of the earlier Renaissance In the history of architecture, Baroque architecture is the triumph of drama and spectacle in Rome and beyond

BUILDER Launches 2009 Show Home Web Site
BUILDER magazine announces the launch of to provide information about its latest show home.