Architizer

APRIL 9, 2025

While the 20th century was characterized by the turbulent shifts of architectural styles from art nouveau and art deco to the dominance of modernism and all its variations followed by its postmodern critic the 21st century has somewhat allowed architects to transcend boundaries and experiment beyond any specific movement.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 13, 2023

Following Bo Bardi's decisive contributions, the buildings were restored and became the new home of the Museum of Popular Art and the Popular University. The ensemble drew the attention of Italian-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi at her first visit in 1958, during which she spent some years working and teaching in the city.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From an art gallery in a converted grain silo to a brick workshop in Vietnam, Dezeen's editorial team have each picked their favourite building of 2024 , out of more than 1,000 we have published throughout the year. I expect it will be a place where people enjoy living for a very long time."

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London , which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey. This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames.

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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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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Jacoby Studios was nominated for "the beautiful execution in mixing repair and restoration with disciplined new-build", the jury said. The last winner of the RIBA International Prize was architect Kashef Chowdhury for his Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh. The winner of the award will be announced on 27 November.

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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.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2024

The Hillside Theatre by Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin has reopened following an extensive five-year restoration that addressed "significant structural and functional challenges". Frank Lloyd Wright's Hillside Theatre has been restored following a five-year renovation. Above photo is by Tim Long. Rhodes and Leona B.

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Dwell

JANUARY 11, 2023

John Brooks and Erik Eaker called on architecture firm Rock Paper Hammer to restore a 1953 ranch home in Louisville, Kentucky, to its modernist roots. Photo by Lucy Hewett Having lived in the Mies van der Rohe tower at 860 Lake Shore Drive , the couple had their hearts set on a midcentury-modern house. "We

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

The team sought to leave some elements "seemingly untouched" Led by EverGreene Architectural Arts , preservation efforts throughout the building included restoration of the central, recessed rose window, salvaging existing doors and windows, repairs to masonry and plaster and "thoroughly" cleaning interior spaces.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Additionally, it features tropical courtyards, shaded balconies, 1920s art déco houses, and early '30s modern civic buildings. Therefore, it seeks new interventions for the conservation, restoration , and re-adaptation of the city. Read more »

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Hotel Designs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

At Ruby Mimi Hotel in Zurich, an old cinema has been given new life, preserving its heritage while blending it with modern charm. From the meticulously restored features to the thoughtfully chosen décor, Ruby’s team of architects and designers combine old-world elegance with contemporary style, offering guests a truly unique experience.

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Deezen

AUGUST 15, 2024

Chatillon Architectes has renovated Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes Chatillon Architectes ' goal for the overhaul was to preserve and celebrate the original architecture of Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes while meeting modern energy standards. Restoration is creation, you have to create things, but in a special way, not in the usual way."

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For three decades, the art moderne–style Eldorado Ballroom sat on the corner of Dowling Street—now Emancipation Avenue—and Elgin Street in Houston as a prominent Black music venue during the Jim The post Stern & Bucek Architects restores the Eldorado Ballroom, a Black cultural site in Houston’s Third Ward appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. (..)

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto (above) has its own Noh stage (top image) The area's symbolic role as a bridge to the afterlife led Kengo Kuma and Associates ( KKA ) to find the main inspiration for its design in the 14th-century art of Noh, sometimes called the "theatre of ghosts" because it tends to feature spirits as key characters.

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Hotel Designs

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Located just steps from the charming Piazza della Scala, Casa Brera is the result of the careful restoration of a historic building to bring a blend of Milanese heritage and cosmopolitan flair under the direction of designer Patricia Urquiola.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Located in the heart of New York’s West Village, this extensive renovation for famed creative director Fabien Baron (editorial director of Interview Magazine, and founder of Baron and Baron) presented the challenge of integrating a modern, minimalist design within a historical townhouse.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 11, 2022

acres From the Agent: " Recently completed by Revival Renovates Design, this home is a love letter to original Los Angeles Spanish and Art Deco architecture. The commanding Leimert Park Spanish colonial revival perfectly marries the memorable with the modern. A Charming Stone Barn at the "Gateway to the Cotswolds" Asks £2.4M

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has converted a listed room in Norway into a restaurant , adding an angular mirrored bar and restoring the building's historical frescoes. The artworks are now restored and lit with state-of-the-art lighting." The photography is by Sigurd Fandango.

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Deezen

AUGUST 24, 2024

Members' club Soho House has opened its first location in South America, taking over a historic building in São Paulo and creating interiors influenced by Brazilian modernism. The House's interiors are inspired by the city's rich Portuguese heritage and Brazilian modernism," said Soho House team.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Another set made idiosyncratic homes in unlikely spaces, turning a church or a factory into artful sanctuaries. Cover Architecture restored a home originally designed by Buff & Hensman to create a stunning retreat that prioritizes sustainable materials.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The winners of this year's Dezeen Awards will be announced at a live ceremony next Tuesday, which will take place at the recently restored Hackney Church in east London.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In modern design, landscape architecture should not be an afterthought; it should be an integral component of the overall project that creates harmony between the built spaces and the natural environment. The landscape thus becomes a canvas upon which architecture is displayed, encouraging people to view it as a work of art.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Photo by Juliusz Sokoowski (also top) Plato Contemporary Art Gallery, Czech Republic, by KWK Promes One of the most ambitious refurbishments of the year saw architect Robert Konieczny and his Poland-based studio, KWK Promes, convert an abandoned 19th-century slaughterhouse into a major new art museum.

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Deezen

APRIL 28, 2022

"It is a critical moment for modern architectural sites in the US," explained Docomomo US executive director Liz Waytkus. Waytkus believes that the US is at a critical juncture in the battle to conserve modern buildings due to the current economic climate. The most recent restoration proposal will cost close to $61.2

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While his father, a high-ranking civil servant, instilled in him a sense of discipline and ambition, his mother, a successful fabric trader, introduced him to the art and commerce of creation. One notable project is the restoration of a 150-year-old church in Ghana. For Inedu-George, this was no accident.

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Hotel Designs

JUNE 28, 2024

But nestled amidst the grandeur, a contemporary gem hums a quieter, more modern tune. The Singer Palace Hotel , a meticulously restored Art Deco masterpiece, offers a masterclass in marrying history with contemporary Italian design. Image credit: Singer Palace Hotel This artful blending of areas continues throughout the hotel.

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The Spaces

APRIL 30, 2024

A fan of the Art Deco aesthetic seen on ocean liners crossing the Atlantic, Eaton commissioned French architect Jacques Carlu, who designed an expansive penthouse space with murals, bas reliefs, promenade and 600-seat ‘grande salle’ in a style known as Streamline Moderne.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Art deco style, which flourished in the 1920s and 1930s, showcased the optimism of the Jazz Age era and its love of the modern, with its flowing, curvy lines and geometric patterns. France and Belgium have many art deco homes, as both countries were hotbeds of creative talent at that time.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2023

The rounded details of an art-deco-style facade are repeated throughout the interior of this house in Antwerp , which has been renovated by Atelier Fréderic Louis. The art-deco house has a brick facade with various curved details. They bought the home because they fell in love with the original art-deco-style elements," he told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

A module from the Nakagin Capsule Tower , which was recently disassembled in Tokyo , has been acquired by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the USA. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is the first museum to obtain a capsule from the landmark metabolist building after it was disassembled in 2022 due to decay.

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Most significantly, its striking interior design concept is attracting guests who truly appreciate the art of contemporary design. References to the Art-Deco era can be noted in the handcrafted king-size beds finished in muted shades of green and pink velvets, while a silk feature wall adds warmth and interest to the space.

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Deezen

MAY 31, 2024

French studio Chatillon Architectes recently completed the restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the landmark structure ahead of this summer's Olympic Games. The post This week the restoration of the Grand Palais Olympic venue was unveiled appeared first on Dezeen.

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The Architect's Newsletter

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In Newport Beach, California, Richard Neutra’s Mariners’ Medical Arts building expertly couples health and design by treating outdoor spaces as an extension of its interior.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 20, 2025

Lance Jaccard, CEO of OTJ Architects , led the careful restoration and rebuild of the former Visitation Academy, founded in 1846. The Voltaggios’ restaurant, known as the Wye Oak Tavern, models itself as a steak and seafood house with original landscape art by local artist Jenny Wilson and preserved stained glass windows.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2022

Read: Philippe Starck restores time-worn interiors of the Quadri restaurant in Venice. Inside, Starck Starck drew on the mid-century modern style found in Charles and Ray Eames ' home in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighbourhood for Villa W. Earlier this year, he led the art direction for Villa M, a hotel in Paris covered in plants.

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