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Mikhail Riches restores "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield

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Following years of decline, property developer Urban Splash won a contract to renovate it in 2004. The project aims to restore the "original beauty" of the brutalist housing estate. Park Hill is Europe's largest listed structure and its restoration has been divided into five phases. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

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A courtyard pool will be restored While the sculptural external concrete frames that animate the three-storey buildings will be retained, curtain wall glazing will be replaced to meet the current safety and environmental standards. The images are by Hism.

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Mikhail Riches unveils plans for final phase of Park Hill regeneration

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It will be the final stage of redevelopment at the brutalist Grade II*-listed complex, which has been underway since 2004, led by developer Urban Splash. It began falling into a state of decline in the 1980s and its overhaul began in 2004 when Urban Splash won a contract to renovate it.

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David Chipperfield wins 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize

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Such a capacity to distill and perform meditated design operations is a dimension of sustainability that has not been obvious in recent years," read the jury's citation. Sustainability as pertinence not only eliminates the superfluous but is also the first step to creating structures able to last, physically and culturally."

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Snøhetta to transform the historic Natural History Museum of Lille

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Accompanied by a transdisciplinary team featuring the scenographer Adeline Rispal, the landscape architects of Taktyk, the engineering firm Quadriplus and the construction economist VPEAS, Snøhetta will restore and modernize the museum for a planned reopening in 2025.

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A4 Architecture’s Twentieth Anniversary

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Previous Project: Barclay Square (Newport, RI) In April of 2004, Ross Sinclair Cann Architecture opened its doors. From 2004 to 2008 the number and size of the projects that we were working on grew steadily. This is a lesson that I have never forgotten. We cherish these longstanding clients greatly.

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MBM House, Montreal, Quebec

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The move was designed to enhance their quality of life, while also adopting a more sustainable lifestyle through easier access to local services and community facilities, reducing their carbon footprint by minimizing commute times, and by utilizing a variety of environmentally-friendly modes of transportation.

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