
Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church
In 1960, the Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church completed two buildings on a seven-acre site in Baltimore County. But the sanctuary envisioned by the church was never built. Ziger|Snead was hired to design a new worship hall and connect it to the existing buildings. The new 300-seat sanctuary repeats the simple brick architecture of the surrounding structures while creating an uplifting and dramatic symbol for the church that can be seen from a distance. Its vaulted, curved roof tilts outward to the community and encloses a soaring, light-filled space inside. A simple bell tower to one side of the sanctuary orients the visitor by marking the entrance to the reconfigured church complex.
Client
Location
Baltimore, MD
Size
Completed
1994
















Design Team
Steve Ziger
Consultants
Photography
Karl Connolly
Awards
1996 National Religious Art and Architecture Design Award – National AIA
1995 Grand Design Award – AIA Baltimore
Publications
Sanctuary Gives Church an Architectural Identity »
Baltimore Sun 11/1996
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National Religious Art and Architecture Design Award, National AIA, 1996
Grand Design Award, AIA Baltimore, 1995