[Maximilian]

What's surprising is how strikingly modernist the Ave Maria design looks. I truly expected something traditional

Apparently Tom Monaghan prefers "modernist" over "traditional." Here is a previous example of his taste in church architecture:

Crux News Thomas Monaghan's previous effort in architectural philanthropy

Caption: "The new cathedral (above), known to some as the Nippledome, is decidely modernist in its realization."

[VOA]

Caption: "The new cathedral (above), known to some as the Nippledome, is decidely modernist
in its realization."

I guess when "Thunderdome" is already taken, you have to find some sort of
other product differentiator.