{"id":6972,"date":"2026-04-14T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6972"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:22:23","slug":"niall-mclaughlin-set-to-design-new-sydney-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/niall-mclaughlin-set-to-design-new-sydney-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall McLaughlin set to design new Sydney cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London studio Niall McLaughlin Architects<\/a> has unveiled its initial design for a cathedral in Sydney<\/a>, Australia, which will form part of the country’s first new cathedral precinct in over 100 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set to be built in Sydney’s Waitara suburb, the building forms part of a wider project to transform a 7.7-hectare site into a spiritual centre for the Diocese of Broken Bay.<\/p>\n

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The cathedral will feature timber framing and sandstone structures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the diocese, the building will be the first Roman Catholic cathedral precinct to be “masterplanned from its inception” in Australia for over a century.<\/p>\n

It will be designed by N\u00edall McLaughlin Architects<\/a>, which is led by N\u00edall McLaughlin, who was recently named the winner of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal<\/a>. The design will be developed in collaboration with Australian studio Hayball<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We are delighted to work on this significant project to help create an enduring spiritual, civic, and cultural precinct that places the faithful at its centre,” said McLaughlin.<\/p>\n

Cathedral informed by the Hawkesbury River<\/strong><\/p>\n

The design will be informed by the Hawkesbury River that connects the diocese’s 26 parishes with timber framing and sandstone<\/a> facades referencing forests, bluffs and caves that surround the river.<\/p>\n

It will connect to the nearby St Leo’s Catholic College<\/a>, with the aim of developing a “virtuous circle” of Catholic life, from baptism through to early learning, primary, and secondary education.<\/p>\n