Our Work

St. Paul

University

Catholic

Center

Client

St. Paul University Catholic Center

Location

Madison, WI

Size

54,000 SF

Completion date

December 2017

St. Paul's University Catholic Center is prominently located on the edge of the University of Wisconsin campus and has served Catholic students in Madison since Thanksgiving Day of 1883.

Worship

Originally established as "The Melvin Club", St. Paul's became the first Catholic chapel at a secular university in the United States and gave birth to what would grow into the worldwide Newman movement. The new St. Paul's will become a place where Catholic students can, study and worship together, as well as invite the greater university community into dialogue through the use of the new building. The project was designed by RDG Planning & Design in association with Matthew Alderman Studios.

Exterior of St. Paul University Catholic Center

Stained glass window at St. Paul University Catholic Center.

Interior meeting space at St. Paul University Catholic Center.

Interior worship space at St. Paul University Catholic Center.

Multipurpose space at St. Paul University Catholic Center.

Interior worship space at St. Paul University Catholic Center.

A large mosaic of Christ and Mother Mary invite university students to join in prayer and community. Photo by Thomas Grady Photography.

Awards

The Dennis Wilichowski Craftsmanship Award

The Wisconsin Masonry Alliance

2020