Duncan G. Stroik  Duncan Gregory Stroik (born January 14, 1962), usually credited as Duncan G. Stroik, is an American architect, Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, and founding editor of the "Sacred Architecture Journal." His work continues the tradition of classical and Palladian architecture, also known as New Classical Architecture. Stroik specializes in all aspects of Roman Catholic sacred architecture. In his academic work, Stroik has advocated beauty and tradition as the standards of architecture. In 2016 Stroik was honored with the Arthur Ross Award for recognition of excellence in the classical tradition. Stroik received a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia School of Architecture in 1984 and a master's degree in architecture from Yale School of Architecture in 1987. After graduating from Yale, Stroik worked as a designer in the office of Allan Greenberg. In 1990, Stroik joined the Notre Dame School of Architecture as a founding faculty member of the school's classical program. In that same year, he founded his firm, Duncan G. Stroik Architect LLC. +  In 1998, Stroik founded the Institute for Sacred Architecture and the "Sacred Architecture Journal" as editor. The Institute for Sacred Architecture is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to a renewal of beauty in contemporary church design. Twice yearly, the institute produces the "Sacred Architecture Journal", a periodical dedicated to the ongoing discussion of the issues current in the field of sacred architecture. Stroik's major projects have included:   The "creative restoration" of this early twentieth century cathedral designed by Emmanuel Louis Masqueray restored the interior to its former glory. The barrel vault, arches, and circular motifs are brought to a crescendo in the circular baldacchino that highlights the altar. This circular theme is repeated in the plan of the ambo or pulpit and in the arches at the bishop's cathedra and the high altar. A new decorative marble floor was installed throughout the entire church replacing the monochromatic stone tile. Also, the mechanical, electrical, sound reinforcement, and lighting systems were replaced including new custom chandeliers replicated from photographs of the originals. Set in the heart of the Thomas Aquinas College campus, Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel was dedicated on March 7, 2009. Stroik's design for this , $23 million chapel references Early Christian, Spanish Mission and Renaissance architecture. Stroik designed the chapel as cruciform in shape and featuring both a bell tower and an dome.