1. 2023-12. Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship. Sama Shodjai. Overview of the design principles followed in building the Bahá'í temples, and the intricacies and considerations involved in their design, using Canada as a case study. (Link to document, offsite).
2. 2020. Baháʼí Houses of Worship: A Visual Overview. Anonymous, comp. A collection of collages, exterior and interior images of Baháʼí Houses of Worship constructed, under construction, or planned worldwide.

1. 2012-04-21 —
   Plans were announced that the Universal House of Justice was entering into consultations with respective National Spiritual Assemblies regarding the erection of the first local Houses of Worship in each of the following clusters: Battambang, Cambodia; Bihar Sharif, India; Matunda Soy, Kenya; Norte del Cauca, Colombia; and Tanna, Vanuatu.
   • It was announced in the Ridván Message that a Temples Fund was established at the Bahá’í World Centre to support the construction of the two national and five local Mashriqu’l-Adhkárs, as well as other such projects. The friends everywhere are invited to contribute to it sacrificially, as their means allow. [BWNS906; Riḍván 2012 To the Bahá'ís of the World]
   • In a message from the Universal House of Justice dated 1 August 2014 it was announced that the Office of Temples and Sites had been created in 2012.
2. 2017-06-18 —
   The plan for the design of the local Mashriqul-Adhkár in Tanna, Vanuatu was announced. Ashkan Mostaghim of Mostaghim & Associates, a firm from Sydney, Australia, was chosen as the Temple's architect. His design was on the shortlist for the Continental Mashriqul-Adhkár in Santiago. [BWNS1175]
   • No less than a hundred design ideas had been offered for the Temple. [Ridván Message, 2014]
   • In the same message, the House of Justice highlighted Tanna as an example of a community where an entire population is moving toward a vision of material and spiritual prosperity, for which Baha'is around the world are striving.
3. 2021-07-19 — The Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation aired a short report on the progress of the construction of the local Bahá'í House of Worship for the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. The report can be found from 13:47 to 15:37 on the news report. [Facebook Post by VBTC]

• search for parts of tags or alterate spellings
• 2 characters minimum, parts separated by spaces
• multiple keywords allowed, e.g. "Madrid Paris Seattle"
• see also multiple tag search

Other

Organizations, Other
People
Persecution
Plans
Publications
Publishing
Rulers
Schools, education
Shoghi Effendi
Translation, languages
Universal House of Justice
Universities