1Gothic Going GlobalAbout this BookBarbara Borngässer and Bruno Klein2A New Old ArchitectureGlobal Gothic in the Twentieth and Twenty-First CenturiesBruno Klein3Gothic in Europe after the “End” of Neo-GothicBruno Klein4Tradition in the Age of ProgressNotions on Gothic Church Architecture in the United StatesBettina Marten5Ecclesiastical Gothic in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century CanadaBettina Marten6Gothic Down UnderBarbara Borngässer and Bruno Klein7Neo-Gothic in IndiaAutonomy, Fusion, ExuberancePeter Scriver, Amit Srivastava, and Pedro Guedes8The Persistence of Neo-Gothic Architecture in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century South AmericaMartín M. Checa-Artasu9Neo-Gothic Architecture in Mexico from the Porfiriato to the PresentMartín M. Checa-Artasu10Gótico à brasileiraGothicizing Church Building between Amazonia and Rio Grande do SulBarbara Borngässer11Gothic Architecture in Africa from Colonial to PostcolonialAn AttemptBruno Klein12Western, Modern and Postmodern Gothic Churches in Twentieth-Century China: Styles, Identities, and MemoriesThomas Coomans13Gothic Revival in Japan in the Early Period of the Occidentalizing Experiences between Religious and Civil ArchitectureOlimpia Niglio14Gothic and Event CultureWedding ChapelsBarbara BorngässerGothic style and contemporary architecture worldwideAlthough largely overlooked in studies of architectural history, church architecture in a Gothic idiom outlived its 19th century momentum to persist worldwide throughout the 20th century and into the new millennium.Global Gothic presents a first systematic worldwide understanding of "Gothic" in contemporary architecture, both as a distinct variation and as a competitor to recognized modern styles. The book’s chapters critically discuss Gothic’s various manifestations over the past century, describing and illustrating approaches from Gothic Revival living traditions in the former British Empire and original Gothic appropriation in Latin America to competitions of European builders in former Asian and African colonies. The focus is also on the special appropriations in North America, China and Japan, as well as contemporary solutions that tend to be transnational in style.With contributions from renowned architecture experts from around the world, Global Gothic provides an overview of this cultural phenomenon and presents a wealth of stunning material, much of it little known. Richly illustrated in full color, it offers an important contribution to colonial and postcolonial global art history and a seldom acknowledged perspective on art history in general.Although largely overlooked in studies of architectural history, church architecture in a Gothic idiom outlived its 19th century momentum to persist worldwide throughout the 20th century and into the new millennium.Global Gothic presents a first systematic worldwide understanding of "Gothic" in contemporary architecture, both as a distinct variation and as a competitor to recognized modern styles. The book’s chapters critically discuss Gothic’s various manifestations over the past century, describing and illustrating approaches from Gothic Revival living traditions in the former British Empire and original Gothic appropriation in Latin America to competitions of European builders in former Asian and African colonies. The focus is also on the special appropriations in North America, China and Japan, as well as contemporary solutions that tend to be transnational in style.With contributions from renowned architecture experts from around the world, Global Gothic provides an overview of this cultural phenomenon and presents a wealth of stunning material, much of it little known. Richly illustrated in full color, it offers an important contribution to colonial and postcolonial global art history and a seldom acknowledged perspective on art history in general.