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They Restored an Abandoned Church and Turned It Into a 30-Unit Apartment Building

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The design team worked with the historic commission and the found imagery to strip back added elements, restoring original window openings and sandblasting the brick surface back to its original unpainted condition. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dig Studio and Lake Flato revamp Scottsdale Civic Plaza for "increasingly warming world"

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American firms Dig Studio and Lake Flato have restored and expanded Scottsdale Civic Plaza in Arizona , adding a series of pavilions and responding directly to existing buildings flanking the outdoor space. The photography is by Alan Karchmer.

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Tuckey Design Studio uses concrete ruin as "blank canvas" for Lake Como Villa

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There is a terrace with a swimming pool To soften the concrete, the studio chose local materials and a colour palette that references the verdant colours of the landscapes in the surrounding region, Lombardy. This includes green-stained oak timber shelving and Carrara marble tile insets, sinks and worktops.

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KieranTimberlake restores monumentality to Philadelphia’s Bulletin Building with a new facade

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Brought to you by: Architect KieranTimberlake Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia Completion Date May 2020 Structural and Facade Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Structural Engineer (Construction Phase) Keast & Hood Landscape Architect West 8 [.].

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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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Other renovations of industrial buildings include Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron' restoration and conversion of a power plant on an industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The photography is by James Brittain.

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

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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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Seismic Safety: Architectural Innovations in Earthquake Zones

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Over the years, advancements in materials science, structural engineering and computational modeling have transformed how architects approach earthquake-resistant design. As urban populations grow and climate change exacerbates natural disasters, the need for buildings that prioritize safety and durability has never been more urgent.

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