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- Adaptive reuse project to connect Atlanta to greenery, transit Sat, 29 Jan 22, 6:30amThe COVID-19 pandemic is already influencing future architecture. For example, take S9 Architecture's new adaptive reuse project, Campus 244. This hybrid, well-ventilated, touchless tech campus will serve Atlanta's burgeoning...
- Adaptive reuse to transform LA's Cecil Hotel for a good cause Tue, 21 Dec 21, 5:30amSix hundred unhoused Angelenos will soon have their own small apartments in downtown Los Angeles. Adaptive reuse will transform the historic Cecil Hotel into very low-income single-room occupancy rental housing.[...]
- This apple factory turned artist ranch is a budding community Fri, 24 Sep 21, 2:30amThis is the story of how a decommissioned apple processing facility became a modern rural retreat. Created by Best Practice Architecture, Cloud Ranch is an amazing combination of the old and the new.[...]
- An adaptive reuse project in Rome features modular meeting rooms Wed, 28 Jul 21, 5:30amA design collaboration between Masina Studio in Rome and London-based THDP studio, the DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti will connect two buildings into one property using adaptive reuse techniques...
- La Poste du Louvre turns the page from 1888 to 2022 Sat, 17 Jul 21, 1:30amThe story of la Poste du Louvre is both historic and modern. Originally built as a post office (la Poste) on du Louvre street in a central area of Paris, France, the building is now undergoing a transformation into a multipurpose...
- Abandoned tramway becomes the playful Precollinear Park Tue, 6 Jul 21, 5:30amIf you’re not familiar with the term, placemaking is an idea that is sliding into the central focus spot when it comes to urban planning. It’s a people-centered approach to planning the usage of public spaces and was...
- 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...