▁bas il icas , ▁model led ▁on ▁Early ▁Christian ▁churches ▁in ▁Italy . ▁The ▁to wers ▁are ▁also ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁camp an iles ▁of ▁northern ▁Italy . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁many ▁churches , ▁monaster ies ▁and ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁this ▁style , ▁pre domin antly ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁Because ▁of ▁falling ▁church ▁attend ance , ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁these ▁buildings ▁have ▁been ▁threatened ▁with ▁demol ition , ▁as ▁happened ▁for ▁example ▁St . ▁Will ibr ord ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Al m elo . ▁ ▁The ▁Bos sche ▁School ▁was ▁the ▁latest ▁phase ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Dutch ▁church ▁architecture . ▁Now , ▁when ▁new ▁churches ▁are ▁built , ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁they ▁still ▁are , ▁special ist ▁architect s ▁are ▁not ▁necessarily ▁required , ▁and ▁increasing ly ▁functional ▁architecture ▁is ▁preferred . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁A ▁good ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁St . ▁Bened ict us berg ▁Ab bey ▁near ▁Va als , ▁where ▁Hans ▁van ▁der ▁La an ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁a ▁crypt ▁and ▁at rium . ▁ ▁At ▁Mad uro dam , ▁a ▁scale ▁model ▁of ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁Church , ▁G enne p , ▁is ▁given ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁Bos sche ▁School . ▁ ▁At ▁He us den , ▁the ▁town ▁hall , ▁which ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁by ▁the ▁occup