Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Chinese studio People's Architecture Office has converted an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen into workshops and a gallery using colourful steel and glass extensions. Beijing-based People's Architecture Office 's (PAO) design opens up the previously private site to expand the area's offering for both locals and tourists.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Founded in 2008 in Beijing, Vector Architects has distinguished itself by embracing a philosophy of integrating architecture with its environment, prioritizing logic and restraint over grandiosity. The firm also emphasizes the integral connection between architecture and construction. How did your firm grow?

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Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens has been revealed as Dezeen Awards 2024 architecture project of the year following the announcement of all 15 architecture category winners at a party in London. Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens by Studio Cho.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The latest edition of Architizer: The Worlds Best Architecture a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe is now available. It is easy to forget that architecture, or more accurately, construction, is an extraction industry. Order your copy today.

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2024

That was my reaction upon seeing photos of the newly restored Notre-Dame de Paris. Its as if someone pushed the restore to factory settings button, removing layers of lampblack to unveil the cathedral as its original builders envisioned it. Their architecture was about light, color, and lifting medieval spirits skyward.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Recently, I came across an article that criticizes, in the most innovative way, the use of the word “iconic” in architectural practice. An architecture that is deeply rooted in context. A hidden trap lies when writers (including myself) characterize a building as “iconic”: it implies a sense of excess, dominance and false idealization.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Dutch studio OKRA landschapsarchitecten has been announced as the winner of the 11th edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space in a ceremony conducted at the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) on Tuesday.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Montreal’s Maisonneuve Library has reopened to the public following a major restoration and expansion of the historic building. Dating from 1912, and once serving as a city hall, the building’s transformation was led by Montreal-based EVOQ Architecture and Dan Hanganu Architects, now part of EVOQ, following a 2017 competition win.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The map, launched by Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin, highlights key infrastructure like the Paul Revere Williams -designed Theme Building at LAX as well as cultural landmarks like Watts Towers Arts Center and the restored Crenshaw Wall.

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SW Oregon Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Being in Ottawa has me thinking again about these contrasts, particularly as they’re expressed through architecture. The Gothic Revival architecture of Canada’s Parliament Buildings in Ottawa is a significant marker of national identity, even as its meaning has evolved over time. (1) Capitol Building.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2025

Genoese architecture studio Caarpa has restored the Church of Nostra Signora della Costa in Levanto, Italy , installing a mezzanine to complement the original ornamentation. The two curved "capitals" that support the structure are a subtle nod to classical architecture.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The 45,000-square-foot expansion is the fifth building designed by Siza for the foundation after the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (1999), Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House (2019), Gardeners’ House (2021), and the restored Serralves Art Déco Villa (2021).

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Architizer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Architectural heritage has always been romanticized. Large conservation sites, cultural landmarks and even smaller historic buildings offer a gateway to the past, which admittedly cannot be reproduced through contemporary architecture. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work!

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

SPAN worked closely with Mr. Baron to restore the building’s facade, while introducing new, historically appropriate decorative cast iron elements. The interior is more contemporary, and showcases Mr. Baron’s world-class collection of vintage French furniture and fashion prints.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Photo by Maris Mezulis (also t0p) University Children's Hospital, Switzerland, by Herzog & de Meuron chosen by Lizzie Crook, architecture editor "At a glance, you might mistake this wood-lined courtyard for part of a luxury Scandinavian home, but it actually belongs to Kinderspital, a hospital for kids in Zurich.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Fran Parente The term " retrofit ," unlike rehabilitation or restoration , has been adopted by the market to address technological upgrades in existing buildings. This approach is gaining ground in the architectural field, driven by iconic projects and public and private initiatives. Read more »

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. Our recent project at Palazzo Mattei di Giove blends installation art with ephemeral architecture," they said. The duo is based between Rome and London.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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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Deezen

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Several restaurants and a hotel have opened within Detroit 's historic Book Tower as part of a years-long restoration project of the building undertaken by its developer and architecture studio ODA.

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Archinect

JUNE 9, 2023

The removal and restoration initiative was led by the Nakagin Capsule Tower Preservation and Restoration Project, which was established in 2014. The landmark building, a beacon for the Metabolism architecture movement, was demolished in April 2022.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

Local architecture and landscape studios Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates have converted an Italian Gothic revival-style church into an event venue in Downtown Phoenix. Originally built in 1929 by Arizona architecture firm Fitzhugh & Byron, the structure underwent a fire in 1984.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Nowadays, Swedish architectural design often goes hand in hand with IKEA. Still, the design of modular furniture, which has undeniably revolutionised the way people set up the interior of their homes, is not this country’s only architectural breakthrough. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2025

The final project on our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century is the restoration of the Grand Palais in Paris by Chatillon Architectes , bookending our series with two powerful stories of reuse and renewal. It is crowned by the largest glass roof in Europe.

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ArchDaily

JULY 2, 2023

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale , inaugurated on May 20th, is truly embodying its theme: " The laboratory of the future ". The exhibition presented the current challenges regarding ecological repair and restoration, focusing on the study of soil recovery processes using endemic seeds. Read more »

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Hotel Designs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Once the pioneering home of Zurich’s first cinemas, this architectural gem has undergone a remarkable transformation, breathing new life into its storied walls. The process commenced with recycling and creating that involved meticulous restoration and innovative design.

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designboom

MAY 14, 2023

studio marco piva's innovative and contemporary green spaces extend fluidly over the entire height of the tower. The post white dynamic ring loggias envelop the restored torre antonini in milan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JUNE 6, 2024

US architecture studio Quinn Evans has completed the restoration of Detroit's Michigan Central Station as part of a wider local development by American automotive brand Ford. The flooring and ceiling tile of the Grand Hall was cleaned, replaced and restored It served 4,000 train passengers a day before its closure in 1988.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Among the studio's key projects are the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, which is composed of a low-lying circular structure wrapped with glass, and the stepped Sydney Modern gallery in Australia. Alongside its central art galleries, it hosts public spaces including a library, lecture hall and children's workshop.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Today, food markets across the city are undergoing extensive restoration and upgrading work. The restoration efforts often focus on improving the public spaces surrounding the markets to enhance social activity. They are remarkable architectural marvels that enhance the shopping experience, blending history and contemporary city life.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 13, 2023

For over two years, the studio has worked alongside the Arts and Cultural Development Foundation, designing the Center for Contemporary Arts and their initiatives to restore and rehabilitate vernacular houses, transforming them into artist residencies.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Italian designer Andrea Rosso has updated the interiors and restored historic details at the art deco Pelican Hotel, which was recently given a day of commeration by the City of Miami Beach. Other recent restoration projects in the Miami area include a hotel designed by Studio Collective a The Moore in the Miami Design District.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Ukrainian architecture practice Makhno Studio has developed a range of textured clay panels for use as insulation and interior decoration that naturally regulate humidity. He also claims the plant-based elements in the clay mixture could enhance wellbeing by releasing restorative aromas and natural oils into the air.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 28, 2024

metre-tall porch is designed to echo the architecture of the existing building while acting as a contemporary counterpart. The new porch is deliberately designed to echo traditional forms and the geometry of the existing building, while its contemporary expression signals a new start and welcomes people in."

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

A mid-century house originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt has undergone a sensitive restoration by architecture studio Coppin Dockray in north London. Hampstead House is the latest in a series of architecturally significant modernist houses that it has had a hand in restoring to their former glory. "We

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

the original details of the homestead, a protected heritage site, were restored and a modern extension was built to harmonize with the city park. The post PUPA revitalizes historic red-brick manor in lithuania as contemporary art center appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2025

Original mosaic floors and decorative mouldings have been restored in this early 20th-century Barcelona apartment renovation by local practice Sigla Studio. These features, emblematic of the period, were meticulously preserved and restored". The photography is by Marta Vidal.

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