PHOTOS: See the award winners for stunning religious architecture

(RNS) Take a visual journey of sacred spaces around the world through the winners of the 2014 International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture.

Church of St. Gregory the Great in Portsmouth, Rhode Island - Religious Architecture, Restoration, Honor - Northeast Collaborative Architects. Photo by Aaron Usher, courtesy of Faith & Form

Sally Morrow

January 1, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. ET

(RNS) Take a visual journey of sacred spaces around the world through the winners of the 2014 International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture, given out by Faith & Form, the interfaith journal on religion, art and architecture.

A five-member jury of artists, architects, liturgical designers and clergy handed out 32 awards from 134 submissions.

From the press release:

Jury members agreed that religious art and architecture are flourishing throughout the world, and that artists, architects, liturgical designers, students, and others are exploring ways to balance tradition with new demands of religious practice. The landscape of sacred space is changing, along with dramatic shifts in organized religion.

Click any photo below to view a slideshow of some of the spaces honored.

St. James Cathedral Centre in Toronto, Ontario,Canada – Religious Architecture, Renovation, Award by architectsAlliance. Photo by Tom Arban, courtesy of Faith & Form

West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey – Religious Architecture, Restoration, Award by Photo by Peter Aaron/Esto, courtesy of Faith & Form

West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey – Religious Architecture, Restoration, Award by Newman Architects, PC. Photo courtesy of Faith & Form

Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by OMNIPLAN Architects. Photo by Peter Calvin, courtesy of Faith & Form

Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada -Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects. Photo courtesy of Faith & Form

Proyecto Clamor de Paz in Guaimaca, Honduras – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by Paul Lukez Architecture. Photo by Paul Lukez Architecture, courtesy of Faith & Form

Kochi University of Technology Prayer space in the “Floating School” in Shangkhaburi village. New Facilities, Award by ThailandReligious Architecture. Photo by Kikuma Watanabe, courtesy of Faith & Form

St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Sarasota, Florida – Religious Architecture, Renovation, Award by JNW Studios Architecture • Interior Design. Photo by Greg Wilson, Ryan Gamma. courtesy of Faith & Form

Our Lady of Mercy Chapel at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP. Photo by Francis Dzikowski, courtesy of Faith & Form

Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York, New York – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by CetraRuddy Architecture. Photo courtesy of Faith & Form

Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York, New York – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by CetraRuddy Architecture. Photo by David Sundberg/Esto, courtesy of Faith & Form

KAPSARC Community Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Honor by HOK. Photo by Alan Karchmer, courtesy of Faith & Form

Temple Judea, in Tarzana, California – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by Herman Coliver Locus Architecture. Photo by Farshid Assassi, courtesy of Faith & Form

St. Ignatius Chapel at the Georgetown University in Bluemont, Virginia – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Honor by Dynerman Architects, PC. Photo by Alan Karchmer, courtesy of Faith & Form

St. Gregory’s Church in Agrigento, Italy – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Award by Pellitteri & Associati Studio. Photo by Alessia Riccobono, courtesy of Faith & Form

Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia – Religious Architecture, Renovation, Award by Houser Walker Architecture, LLC. Photo by Hank Houser, courtesy of Faith & Form

Christ Church Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts – Religious Architecture, Renovation, Award by Frank Shirley Architects. Photo by Randy O’Rourke, courtesy of Faith & Form

First Presbyterian Church of Burbank in Burbank, California – Religious Architecture, Renovation, Honor by domusstudio architecture. Photo by Brady Architectural Photography, courtesy of Faith & Form

First Presbyterian Church of Burbank in Burbank, California – Religious Architecture, Renovation, Honor by domusstudio architecture. Photo courtesy of Faith & Form

Boa Nova Church in Estoril, Portugal – Religious Architecture, New Facilities, Honor by Roseta Vaz Monteiro Arquitectos. Photo by João Morgado, courtesy of Faith & Form

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