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Notre Dame Cathedral completes spire reconstruction ahead of 2024 reopening

Archinect

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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Restored Book Tower in Detroit features hospitality venues by Method Co

Deezen

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

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While stabilizing the building and making it appropriate for contemporary usage," she continued. Preservation efforts included restoring exterior cladding, doors, windows and cleaning the interior Other elements include elevators, stairways, restrooms and a catering kitchen.

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SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House

Deezen

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

Deezen

A mid-century house originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt has undergone a sensitive restoration by architecture studio Coppin Dockray in north London. The existing building was upgraded with new timber-framed windows, as well as insulated roofs, floors, and walls.

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Atak Architekti creates Liberec library by restoring and extending a former rectory

Deezen

Atak Architekti restored and extended a former rectory Looking to maintain the character of the existing building, its deep foundations were used to carve out a semi-recessed basement level, housing reading rooms and spaces to be used by local clubs. Photography is by Tomáš Souček.

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Stay in a Puglian castle restored by two London creatives

The Spaces

Working with architects Filotico & Partners from nearby Lecce, Puglia , they carefully matched chipped tiled flooring, repaired leaded windows, replaced mouldings and restored ceiling frescoes. The post Stay in a Puglian castle restored by two London creatives appeared first on The Spaces.