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Trahan Architects restores Superdome to be "microcosm" of New Orleans

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Trahan Architects ' work on the interior is the latest upgrade since the studio was engaged on the Superdome restoration in 2005, after it was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. According to the studio, the total of the renovations since 2005 will drastically extend the lifespan of the stadium. The photography is by Tim Hursley.

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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completes "invisible repair" of world's first cast iron building

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In 1987 the mill was closed and stood neglected until its eventual purchase by Historic England in 2005. Aiming to give the mill another 100 years of life, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) was tasked with restoring its structure to house an educational museum and offices. The photography is by Daniel Hopkinson.

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Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: R

SW Oregon Architect

Its elliptical plan, sweeping “potato chip” roof, and once expansive glass walls are characteristic of the futuristic Googie designs—many of which employed gravity-defying cantilevers, bold geometric shapes, and vibrant colors—that exuberantly celebrated the car-centric culture of the era.

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Lincoln Park Zoo Pepper Family Wildlife Center // Goettsch Partners

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With its decorative brickwork and terra-cotta ornament, lion mosaics and grand hall with a vaulted Guastavino tile ceiling, it was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2005. With limited work done since the last significant renovation in 1990, the building was due for improvement. © Goettsch Partners. © Goettsch Partners. © Goettsch Partners.

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Splinter Society adds black timber extensions to Melbourne cottage

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Studio founders Asha Nicholas and Chris Stanley purchased the cottage shortly after graduating in 2005, and over the past two decades have gradually added new spaces to create the project, called Host House. It contains two bedrooms and a roof deck. House House is a timber-clad home in Melbourne by Splinter Society.

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Contemporary culture rises from the rubble at Menorca’s magical Illa del Rei – home to Hauser & Wirth

The Spaces

Then in 2005, its fortunes shifted when a non-profit organisation, The Fundació Hospital de l’Illa del Rei, was established by Luis Alejandre, a retired General from the Spanish military. Photography: Louise Long . Disembarking onto a small jetty, a sweeping path leads up past a mosaiced map of the island.

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Barcelona’s Best: Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue’s Poetics of Place

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Santa Caterina Market By Miralles Tagliabue EMBT , Barcelona, Spain Located in Ciutat Vella, one of the oldest quarters of Barcelona, the historic Santa Caterina Market was restored by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT , who won the competition in 2005. Santa Caterina Market operates as a true architecture of place in the heart of Barcelona.