T R A V E L ATTHESECOLLEGES, THECHAPELSSTANDOUT BYDENNISLENNOX Threecollegeshavechapelsthatstandoutas superbexamplesofchurcharchitecture. Perhapswhat’smostremarkableisthatallare relativelynew,withtheoldestdatingtothe1960s. HillsdaleCollege ChristChapelonthecampusof 1 HillsdaleCollege,asmallbut prominentconservativeliberalarts collegeintheequallysmallMichigancityof Hillsdale,openedthedoorstothistraditionally designededificein2019. DesignedbyarchitectDuncanStroik,aprofessorat theUniversityofNotreDame,thefifthiterationof thecollege’schapelcost$28.5million. Stroikemployedaneoclassicaldesignwithbarrel ▲ Christ Chapel | Photo from hillsdalecollegian.com ceilings,limestonecolumnsandaVenetianeast windowintheinterior.Thesefeaturesareinstantly familiartoanyonewhohaseverseenthemagnificent late17thvcenturyorearly18thcenturyLondon churchesbySirChristopherWren,JamesGibbsand NicholasHawksmoor.Bycontrast,theexterior, particularlythewestfront,looksveryRoman Catholic—StroikisaleadingCatholicchurch architect—andisinkeepingwithhisotherworks. 50 VOLIII AUG2022