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SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House

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US-based architecture studio SOM has completed a restoration of the Lever House seventy years after the studio originally designed the historic New York City office building. We've restored the plaza and podium to its original 1952 glory while comprehensively overhauling the mechanical systems."

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Treasure Island: The Museum Island Berlin is a Trove of Art, Architecture and History

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Hilmer & Sattler and Albrecht took the recent restoration work, which won the competition in 1998. Yet, major restoration work has not been done but some emergent repairs. After being partly destroyed by bombs during WWII, there was barely any action of restoration taken until the competition in the 1990s. Pergamonmuseum.

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Historic Transformations: 6 Museums in Radically Renovated Heritage Buildings

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In 2001, a renovation project was launched to improve the museum’s functional performance and public profile while preserving the heritage building. Apart from restoring details of the Tudor-Gothic building, a Butterfly Stair is built in the glass tower. Canadian Museum of Nature by KPMB Architects , Ottawa, Canada, 2010.

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Basking in Natural Beauty: 6 Contemporary Architecture Projects Set in the Basque Landscape

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Large balconies and a communal open staircase allow residents to remain connected to the exterior countryside. The exterior façade is made of wooden stripped blocks, some of which protrude out to create cantilevered zones for balconies and terrace coverage. Roteta House by Estudio Peña Ganchegui , San Sebastián, Spain.

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Lever House renovation and restoration by SOM

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SOM revisited the building in 2001 to completely restore its facade. Now, after nearly 70 years of operation, some of the building’s other original elements are showing their age and need restoration. Today – two decades after the facade work – SOM is returning to this modernist icon to complete its restoration.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Greece

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Since 2001, Louis Barault leads the practice and expands its scope and design skills by including services such as architectural design, urban design and project management. The range of features of the company includes the renovation of building complexes and the redesign of interior and exterior spaces.

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Is in Danger. Where’s the Uproar?

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Sold in March 2023 to a pair of married crypto entrepreneurs who reportedly promised to spend $10 million to restore it, the National Historic Landmark has been through a good deal of turmoil in the last few months. For now, the building is closed up, with all former tenants forced to vacate and existing property employees laid off.