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Herzog & de Meuron’s Powerhouse Arts restoration opens in Brooklyn

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Nicknamed “The Batcave” by many of the city’s graffiti taggers after its decommissioning in the 1950s, the site was decontaminated as part of the New York State Brownfield Cleanup program prior to the firm winning the project's commission and then beginning its planning phase at the end of 2016.

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

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So instead we sought out the next best thing: Frank Lloyd Wright homeowners and curators who would share what their restoration processes entailed. The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Pratt House was restored as an overnight rental in 2018 by its new owners, who did the same with the neighboring Eppstein House a few years prior.

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Loader Monteith completes "invisible" restoration of Peter Womersley's High Sunderland house

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The project focused on restoring as many of High Sunderland's original features as possible, while carefully introducing environmentally friendly systems that meet the latest sustainability criteria. The renovation restores Womersley's original design following a fire. The main living space has a sunken seating area.

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David Chipperfield's reinvented Morland Mixité Capitale is now complete in Paris

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David Chipperfield Architects is celebrating the recent completion of their Morland Mixité Capitale project in Paris following six years of construction on a ‘Reinventing Paris’ scheme first announced by developer Emerige in 2016.

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A Restored Duplex in Le Corbusier’s Iconic Cité Radieuse Seeks $437K

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It was also declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection See the full story on Dwell.com: A Restored Duplex in Le Corbusier’s Iconic Cité Radieuse Seeks $437K Related stories: A Light-Filled Loft in a Former Bakery Lists for $3.6

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The Eppstein House: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Vision

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Completed in 1953 and meticulously restored between 2016 and 2021, this quintessential. In the tranquil community of Galesburg Country Homes—better known as “The Acres”—lies The Samuel & Dorothy Eppstein House. The post The Eppstein House: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Vision appeared first on ArchEyes.

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The fate of Miami's Marine Stadium hangs in the balance after a delayed vote on preservation funds

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million in revenue-bond financing for the building’s restoration. ” Previously: Architect of famed Miami Marine Stadium, Hilario Candela passes away at 87 / Photo: Ken Hayden Miami had previously approved $45 million in now-expired funding for a restoration effort after a 2016 Indiegogo campaign backed by Hein.

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