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3 Years and Over $2 Million: What It Costs to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Home

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Weak foundations, leaky roofs, and poor insulation, among other problems, have reportedly caused headaches for homeowners again and again over the decades. So instead we sought out the next best thing: Frank Lloyd Wright homeowners and curators who would share what their restoration processes entailed.

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Newport Spotlight: Belmont Chapel Renovation

A4 Architects

The exterior is made from a rich, warm, reddish-brown sandstone. The Chapel was neglected for over one hundred years, but the building is now undergoing a major restoration that began when several individuals uncovered the forgotten Chapel in 2016 and pledged to try to restore it. Mason & Son during the Gilded Age.

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Albert Frey's all-metal 1930s Aluminaire House reassembled in Palm Springs

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A foundation that manages the house gifted it to the museum to be part of its permanent collection, moving it from a storage unit in New York to southern California. Much of its framing was done in steel, while the exterior was clad in non-load-bearing corrugated aluminium walls.

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Ten projects by RIBA Stirling Prize-winner Niall McLaughlin Architects

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The home's monolithic exterior is contrasted by its French oak-lined interior walls that frame full-height windows. As part of the renovation , the studio restored the building's existing library and dining area and extended it with offices, social spaces, student accommodation, a cafe and a student bar. Photo is by Nick Kane.

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Places in Time I

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Detroit Modern: 1935–1985 by Peter Forguson, photography by Amy Claeys, published by Visual Profile Books , November 2022 ( Amazon / Bookshop ) Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple: A Good Time Place Reborn by Pat Cannon, photography by James Caulfield, published by Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, December 2022 ( Amazon / Bookshop ) A.

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Eleven of the most under-threat modern buildings in America

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The building has sat vacant for almost thirty years, and restoration projects have come and gone due to delays and inflation. The most recent restoration proposal will cost close to $61.2 million and the city of Miami is faced with the decision of whether or not to move forward with the restoration advancements.

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English Houses: Residential Buildings

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Found Associates, as residential architect, designed the Cotswolds property, a contextual country house consisting of a restored and updated gamekeeper’s cottage and an innovative series of fresh, inter-connected pavilions tucked into the landscape immediately behind it. 2 Jan 2017 + 25 Apr 2016 _ 15 May 2015. 27 Dec 2016.