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3 Years and Over $2 Million: What It Costs to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Home

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Weak foundations, leaky roofs, and poor insulation, among other problems, have reportedly caused headaches for homeowners again and again over the decades. So instead we sought out the next best thing: Frank Lloyd Wright homeowners and curators who would share what their restoration processes entailed.

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Newport Spotlight: Belmont Chapel Renovation

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The Chapel was neglected for over one hundred years, but the building is now undergoing a major restoration that began when several individuals uncovered the forgotten Chapel in 2016 and pledged to try to restore it. He holds degrees with honor in Architecture from Yale, Cambridge, and Columbia Universities.

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A4 Spotlight: 2022 Doris Duke Preservation Awards

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With help from the Newport Restoration Foundation she saved more than eighty homes, near which all are still standing. Awards are given out to honor acts of preservation, restoration, and maintenance of Newport’s historic character. The detailed restoration of this building is deserving of an award.

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Adjaye Associates begins transformation of historic Washington DC power plant

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The design maintains elements of the original build According to renderings released by the studio, the design will preserve the monumental squared arch at the end of the structure, restoring it and adding textural details to the light-coloured brick facade.

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Albert Frey's all-metal 1930s Aluminaire House reassembled in Palm Springs

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A foundation that manages the house gifted it to the museum to be part of its permanent collection, moving it from a storage unit in New York to southern California. On March 23rd the restored house opens to the public as part of the museum's Albert Frey Collection, which includes the architect's final home, Frey House II.

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ORA creates modern home in 500-year-old Czech Renaissance building

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Local entrepreneurs Petra Hanáková and Radek Techlovský purchased the dilapidated house in the town centre in 2016 and asked ORA to oversee a modernisation process that retains the interior's historical character. It also had flood-damaged foundations and a roof in need of major repairs.

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RAMSA overhauls 120-year-old Schwarzman Student Center at Yale

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A student centre at Yale University has reopened for the first time since 2017, following a restoration project by New York City architect and former dean of the school of architecture Robert A M Stern. The project is the outcome of a multi-year renovation project that was supported by a gift to the school from Stephen Schwarzman in 2016.