▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁bent - glass ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁built , ▁local ▁press ▁commented ▁that ▁its ▁fut ur istic ▁design ▁looked ▁“ like ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁a ▁cos mic ▁collision ▁between ▁ 1 2 th ▁Century ▁Russia ▁and ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁Mars .” ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁architect ural ▁exper ts ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁buildings ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁churches ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁Maz ur ke v ich ' s ▁other ▁projects ▁included ▁St . ▁Michael ▁the ▁Arch angel ▁Ukrain ian ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁which ▁he ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁C oss ack ▁Bar o que ▁style , ▁the ▁P ray er ▁Room ▁at ▁St . ▁Bas il ▁Academy ▁in ▁Fox ▁Ch ase , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Bas ils ▁Mon aster y ▁in ▁Glen ▁C ove , ▁New ▁York , ▁renov ations ▁of ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Ukrain ian ▁Catholic ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁avant - gar de ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁the ▁Trans fig uration ▁of ▁our ▁Lord , ▁in ▁Kol omy ia , ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁married ▁human - right s ▁activ ist ▁and ▁restaur ateur ▁Ul ana ▁Bal uch ▁Maz ur ke v ich , ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁sons . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁P ray er ▁Room ▁at ▁Saint ▁Bas il ▁Academy ▁ ▁Inter