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Foster + Partners "restores the logic" of Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco

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UK studio Foster + Partners has renovated the modernist Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco , USA, restoring elements from the original design and linking it to a redesigned adjacent park. The new masterplan restores the logic of Pereira's plan, reasserting its clarity and revitalising the ground plane."

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Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris

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The studio has updated its polycarbonate facade "One of the goals in restoration is that the same people who come at the end say, 'Oh, it's the same!' Restoration is creation, you have to create things, but in a special way, not in the usual way." So you have to make a compromise, or find a new solution," Chatillon continued.

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Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China

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Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China property, Modern Chinese landscape architecture photos Asian Games Masterplan in Hangzhou, China 16 September 2023 Architects: Archi-Tectonics Location: Hangzhou, China Photos by Shao Feng Photography Shanghai Asian Games Masterplan, Hangzhou, China Archi-Tectonics NYC and !Melk

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen transforms cement factory into West Bund Art Center

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Now named West Bund Art Center, the factory's central curved structure has been converted into a 300-square-metre multipurpose hall for art exhibitions, music concerts and sporting events. From the very start, our focus was on restoring the dome structure and, in a way, trying to do as little to it as possible."

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Hugh Broughton Architects transforms Sheerness Dockyard Church into community hub

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Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a sensitive restoration of a 19th-century church to provide a community hub in a historic dockyard on the Isle of Sheppey. Located in a prominent position in the port town of Sheerness in north Kent, the church is a key part of an 18th-century masterplan by Scottish civil engineer John Rennie.

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Asif Khan adds sinuous public boardwalk to south London’s Canada Dock

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Asif Khan has designed a bridge crossing Canada Dock Along with being the focal point for the 53-acre development by British Land and AustralianSuper , the bridge allows the public to peer down at the newly restored wetland reserve below. The bridge is alongside the CZWG-designed library.

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Wilkinson Eyre completes long-awaited redevelopment of iconic Battersea Power Station

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The structure has been refurbished and rebuilt. At other key points throughout the building, the new structure is stepped back to allow the original spaces to breathe and tell their story.". The space's original columns were restored, with dark-coloured steel frames placed between each one to give the shop facades a unified appearance.