Completed in 1889 and distinguished by a lofty dome and a soaring 217-ft. tower, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, CA, was designed by architect Bryan Clinch to blend elements of the Italian Renaissance style with French traditions. Now restored, the cathedral once again serves the city's Catholic population. See page 20. Photo: courtesy of David Wakely Photography.

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PROFILE
Saving Graces
Hord Architects, a 49-year-old firm based in Memphis, TN, boasts a portfolio of more than 100 religious buildings in 10 states, ranging from the design of a classically styled campus in Memphis and a Georgian church in Maryland to the renovation of a movie palace for a Chinese congregation in New York. By Eve M. Kahn

RECENT PROJECTS
Restoration: Two Centuries of History
After a two-and-a-half-year restoration led by John G. Waite Architects of Albany, NY, Benjamin Latrobe's 200-year-old Baltimore Basilica, the first Catholic cathedral in the U.S. and a symbol of religious freedom, has been faithfully restored.

New Construction: Burgeoning Faith
Columbus, OH-based Meleca Architecture's design of a new 14,500-sq.ft. worship hall for the Church of St. Edward the Confessor in nearby Granville incorporates the existing 3,000-sq.ft. church into a new complex that accommodates the entire congregation.

Restoration: Spiritual Renewal
Under the direction of Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners of New York, NY, and Washington, DC, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, CA, has been restored and renovated to meet seismic and ADA standards.

Adaptive Reuse: Righteous Reuse
Thanks to indie singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco and Flynn Battaglia Architects of Buffalo, NY, an 1870s Methodist church in Buffalo that was slated for demolition in the 1990s has been adapted for use as a performing arts center.

Restoration: Saving A Synagogue
The Eldridge Street Synagogue, a hybrid Romanesque and Gothic structure built in 1887 on Manhattan's Lower East Side, has been restored to its original majesty by Walter Sedovic Architects of Irvington-on-Hudson, NY.

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Collaborative Effort
The Makers of Trinity Church in the City of Boston edited by James F. O'Gorman
Reviewed by Martha McDonald

Strongly Compact
Castles of God: Fortified Religious Buildings of the World by Peter Harrison
Reviewed by Noah Waldman

THE FORUM
Being Right Is Not Enough
By Clem Labine