In an evening conference, Dr. Jose Miguel Merino, an architect from Spain and expert on the Ovila medieval Chapterhouse, together with his wife, Nancy, gave an informative presentation on Cistercian Architecture to the monastic community.  The picture on the left features 12th-century Cistercian architecture in its pure, unadorned simplicity.  To find more up-to-date information on the reconstruction of the Ovila chapterhouse at New Clarivaux, please click on the following link:  http://www.sacredstones.org/blog.html