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225 Polk // HASTINGS Architecture

Architizer

After the Main Library was relocated in 2001 the building remained dormant for long periods until private owners purchased it with the intent to restore the original structure and give the building new life as creative office space. © HASTINGS Architecture. © HASTINGS Architecture. © HASTINGS Architecture. © HASTINGS Architecture.

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Mold, A Disease in Your House, An Architectural Bible Story

Aric Gitomer Architect

In her article “ Haunted by Mold ” in the New York Times Magazine published August 12, 2001, Lisa Belkin indicates that molds are relatively harmless and most people are not allergic. How can you address the modern-day afflictions in your homes? This is so we can restore harmony and happiness within our homes and the wider community.

Housing 208
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Lever House renovation and restoration by SOM

aasarchitecture

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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RIBA reveals top six British homes of 2024

Deezen

It was established in 2013 in place of the Manser Medal, which was set up in 2001. RIBA president Muyiwa Oki described the 2024 contenders as "exemplars in sensitive restoration, climate-conscious design and ingenious urban placemaking". The only project outside England is Plas Hendy Stable Block by Studio Brassica Architects.

Home 115
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Treasure Island: The Museum Island Berlin is a Trove of Art, Architecture and History

Architizer

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.

Art 97
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Wild and Free: Why The Revolutionary Design Collective Memphis Milano Still Matters

Architizer

While Corporate Memphis is bland and conformist, the work of the Memphis group was radical and anarchistic, a deliberate challenge not only to Modernism, but to the very notion of good taste. What Sottsass and his allies in the Memphis Group believed in was restoring joy and fun to architecture and design.

Design 108
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Saarinen’s TWA Hotel by Lubrano Ciavarra Architects and Beyer Blinder Belle

aasarchitecture

Having been restored and re-imagined, TWA Hotel has become a destination itself for design and architecture lovers looking to spend an overnight near JFK airport, or simply enjoying an out-of-the-box experience that is easily accessible from Manhattan. Located in the former terminal designed by Eero Saarinen in 1962.