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- Sculptural roof tops eco-minded Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts expansion Sat, 12 Jun 21, 1:30amThe redesign and expansion of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock has moved one giant step closer to the finish line with the completion of its signature roof, a flowing concrete structure with pleated folds designed...
- A telecoms building gets a new life as energy-producing apartments Wed, 19 May 21, 1:30amDutch practice orange architects has given an old telecommunications building a new lease on life by transforming the Rotterdam property into a solar-powered apartment complex...
- Winning designs unveiled for the sustainable redesign of Saratov Sat, 8 May 21, 4:30amThe southwestern Russian city of Saratov has announced the two winning designs in the Open International Competition for the Best Architectural and Urban Planning Concepts for the Integrated Development of Saratov's City...
- The Alpex Cultural Centre converts a factory into a community center Fri, 30 Apr 21, 4:30amWith a mission to revitalize the area, the Alpex Cultural Centre is a project that transformed a former machining factory in France for modern use. Throughout the process, firm Atelier Archiplein, in collaboration with (MAW)...
- Noa* tucks a 3-star hotel beneath a refurbished barn in Italy Sat, 17 Apr 21, 12:30amWhen Network of Architecture (noa*) was asked to expand the traditional South Tyrolean restaurant Schönblick with a new hotel, the firm knew that preserving the site’s spectacular views would be a key design objective...
- A campus building is designed to reduce stress from Californias car culture Thu, 15 Apr 21, 4:30amBrooklyn-based design firm Efficiency Lab for Architecture has recently transformed an existing, three-story commercial office building into the Community Information Center, a marketing center for Avenues: The World School’s...
- An airy multigenerational home shows adaptive reuse done right Tue, 13 Apr 21, 1:30amVienna-based architecture firm OEOOO has transformed and expanded a disused farmhouse into the Hehl Tenne House, a warm and inviting multigenerational home wrapped in timber inside and out...
- Studio Gang transforms coal plant into LEED Silver-targeted student union Thu, 8 Apr 21, 1:30amRiverfront revitalization and sustainable adaptive reuse combine at the Beloit College Powerhouse, a Studio Gang-designed student union focused on recreation and wellness...
- D.C.s Watermark luxury apartments receive LEED Gold certification Thu, 1 Apr 21, 5:30amWashington, D.C.’s Buzzard Point, a post-industrial stretch of waterfront at the intersection of the Anacostia and Potomac rivers, is getting a new lease on life with the recent opening of Watermark, the area’s first...
- 19th-century Catalan ruins are revived into a self-sufficient home Thu, 25 Mar 21, 2:30amSpanish architecture firm Andrea Solé Arquitectura has given new life to the ruins of Can Tomeu, a historic Catalan building from the 1800s that is now a modern, self-sufficient home...
- A former coal mine will become an eco-tourism hotspot in Scotland Thu, 11 Mar 21, 2:30amThe Barony NP (UK) Ltd. has tapped British architectural practice Scott Brownrigg to transform the site of an ex-coal mine into The Barony, a 44-hectare wellness and cultural visitor facility in the southeast council area...
- Century-old water tower is now an award-winning home with stunning views Sat, 23 Jan 21, 6:30amSeven years after purchasing the water tower next to their childhood home, cousins Ruud Visser and Fumi Hoshino of RV Architectuur have successfully transformed the century-old structure in Nieuw Lekkerland into a stunning...
- Former prison site to transform into green mixed-use district Thu, 21 Jan 21, 3:30amIn the Copenhagen suburb of Albertslund, the former Vridsløselille prison site will take on new life as an attractive mixed-use district with a strong emphasis on nature...
- Families turn old police station into sustainable co-housing Sat, 2 Jan 21, 6:30amBelgian design firm Polygoon Architectuur and Jouri De Pelecijn Architect have brought to life the dream of four local families: a sustainable collaborative housing project that maintains sufficient privacy while...
- A 1905 home reborn as greenery-filled office in Mexico City Fri, 25 Dec 20, 2:30amMexican architecture firm Gabriel Beas Arquitectura has transformed a 1905 building in the historic Mexico City neighborhood of Colonia San Rafael into Corporativo BNS, a contemporary office space surrounded...