Mt. Tabor in Motor City: The Renovation of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral

In Volume 8 of Sacred Architecture Journal (2003), Bill contributed a critical essay on the renovation of Detroit’s Blessed Sacrament Cathedral — a frank assessment of the decisions made and the liturgical consequences of the spatial choices, set against the standard of what a cathedral renovation should achieve.

Opinionated and closely argued, the piece is unusual for its willingness to engage critically with a prominent completed project. It demonstrates Bill’s conviction that architects bear responsibility not only for what is built but for what is said about the built environment — that architectural criticism is itself a form of practice.

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