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Social Rehabilitation: Exploring Community Involvement in Architectural Restoration

ArchDaily

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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Fairhaven Bay Renovation by Murdough Design

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"Fairhaven Bay" is a renovation and addition to a 1950s mid-century residence located in Lincoln, MA. The design challenge involved editing and synthesizing numerous additions to the original house, which had become increasingly incoherent. The project was a collaborative effort with Richardson Associates, Landscape Architects.

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organic geometries restore fluidity into renovated office space in barcelona’s historic building

designboom

The post organic geometries restore fluidity into renovated office space in barcelona’s historic building appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. glass doors connect the main rooms, maintaining the noucentista ambiance of mas de miquel building.

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Renovation, Restoration, & Adaptive Reuse 2024

Architectural Record

RECORD explores recent works by architects who restore, reclad, and reuse existing buildings to accomodate contemporary context, expanded capacity, or reimagined function.

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

Archinect

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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dMFK Architects restores CFA Voysey's Arts and Crafts factory to its "former glory"

Deezen

Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London , which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey. This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames.