Duncan G. Stroik

Duncan G. Stroik is the editor of Sacred Architecture Journal.

Articles by Duncan G. Stroik

Editorial: Pulchritudo Tam Antiqua et Tam Nova

Part of the history of art and architecture is the revivification of elements found in the past…

Editorial: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam et Beatae Mariae Virginis

Unemployment is at a high level, and the economy is in recession.  In order to give thousands of people jobs, the state embarks on some major infrastructure projects designed by an award winning architect. A parable for how the U.S. government can get the economy back on track?  No, the story of how Pope Alexander VII and Gianlorenzo Bernini built Piazza San Pietro, the greatest public piazza in the world.

Editorial: Editorial: Pulchrum Est Id Quod Visum Placet

Back in the late Twentieth century I received an invitation to teach architecture at small midwestern Catholic college…