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Notre Dame Cathedral completes spire reconstruction ahead of 2024 reopening

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France had previously reversed plans for the restoration’s completion before the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games prior to the death of project overseer General Jean-Louis Georgelin in August. Both outstanding elements are expected to be added later, along with contemporary stained glass windows.

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Quinn Evans completes restoration of historic Detroit train station for Ford offices

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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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Coppin Dockray turns mid-century Hampstead House into contemporary family home

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A mid-century house originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt has undergone a sensitive restoration by architecture studio Coppin Dockray in north London. It was barely insulated, the roof was failing," the studio's co-founder Sandra Coppin told Dezeen. Post-war buildings are notoriously flimsy and thermally volatile."

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Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates restore Phoenix abbey to be "garden in a ruin"

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The courtyard was once an enclosed auditorium, but due to the 1980s fire, the roof was burned and never replaced, leaving it open to elements as it exists today. While stabilizing the building and making it appropriate for contemporary usage," she continued.

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Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

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Find out more about Nickzy Apartment › The photography is by José Hevia El Priorato, Spain, by Atienza Maure Arquitectos The interiors of this 16th-century Spanish clergy house were restored by Atienza Maure Arquitectos to create ambiguity between the existing structure and new interventions.

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SPPARC transforms London townhouse into office with "honeycomb" roof

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London studio SPPARC has overhauled a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Fitzrovia to create a homely four-story office featuring a honeycomb-shaped roof. It is illuminated by an array of skylights set in a hexagonal roof structure resembling honeycomb. On one side, it forms a lightwell for the basement.

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Dream Steams: 8 Ways Contemporary Bathhouse Design Refreshes Tired Wellness Tropes

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Drawing together eight bathhouses across multiple continents, the following projects explore how to build restorative and tranquil spaces to unwind. The concrete consists of recycled content and provides a durable structural system integrated into the green roof assembly. The bathhouse was made to be the highlight.