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Social Rehabilitation: Exploring Community Involvement in Architectural Restoration

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Image © Michele Alfieri/Shutterstock Rehabilitation involves repairing , renovating, altering, or reconstructing any building or structure. It addresses the need to significantly improve a building's failing features, primarily through strengthening or replacing elements to restore the structure's optimal performance. Read more »

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Giza Pyramids Renovation Sparks Controversial Heritage Debate

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via Shutterstock | GLF Media Renovation work on Egypt’s infamous Menkaura Pyramid at Giza has sparked criticism on online platforms over the past two days.

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Rafael Pelli and Gruen Associates push to restore father César’s masterwork San Bernardino City Hall after 52 years

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a push is on to renovate City Hall and restore it to use. ” Chief of among the estimated $60 million renovation tasks is the work of replacing the building’s over 6,000 original windows, which Rafael Pelli says will now be double pane for improved insulation against the heat. “The bones of it are very good.

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Mecanoo's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen renovation moves forward in Rotterdam

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Mecanoo ’s plan for a much-needed renovation of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam has been given the go-ahead by the city’s mayor and alderman for their design, which will author a "new chapter" in its 175-year history and be delivered by the end of 2029.

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OMA and WITH Architecture Studio announce Perth Concert Hall renovation plans for 2028

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OMA has begun work on its renovation of the Perth Concert Hall in Western Australia's capital. A much-needed restoration of the building's plinth will be enacted in addition to refurbished lobbies on both building levels One and Two, with a new foyer and musicians’ lounge/patrons' area added to the former.

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SOM completes restoration of Lever House, a midcentury Manhattan office icon

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has announced the completion of a recent restoration project that’s meant to breathe new life into their historic Lever House design in Manhattan. Image: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM “This renovation brings Lever House into the 21st century,” SOM Partner Chris Cooper said in a statement.

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Reinventing History: 20 Remarkable Renovations of Stone Houses in Spain

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Image © DEL RIO BANI What does architectural restoration, transformation, or renovation entail? Caseta de les Brugueres Refurbishment / GMO Arquitectura. What factors are involved in their processes?