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Glazed extensions flank Montreal’s historic Maisonneuve Library following major EVOQ renovation

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Montreal’s Maisonneuve Library has reopened to the public following a major restoration and expansion of the historic building. Dating from 1912, and once serving as a city hall, the building’s transformation was led by Montreal-based EVOQ Architecture and Dan Hanganu Architects, now part of EVOQ, following a 2017 competition win.

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Restoration of The Palazzo dei Diamanti by Labics

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Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, Italy reopens to the public after the careful restoration and refurbishment of the 16th-century complex and the renovation of exhibition spaces carried out by architectural firm Labics. The group formed by Labics and 3TI progetti italia was selected from among 70 participating groups. Source by Labics.

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Light and Air opens up Z House in Brooklyn to the outdoors

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The brick continues into the kitchen and dining area on the lower floor While the historic front facade was carefully restored, the rear elevation now presents as a contemporary stack of pale-brick cube volumes. The interior was completely reorganized to allow sightlines between the original spaces, the new extensions and the outdoors.

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In the Round: The Amazing Architecture of Contemporary Carousels

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The SeaGlass Carousel was designed as a collaboration to create a distinctly contemporary ecologically themed environment for this public space. This carousel pavilion was designed as a threshold between a restored riverbank and an urban edge in the city of Stamford, Connecticut.

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STRASBOURG MUNICIPAL BATHS // Chatillon Architectes

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Very dear to its inhabitants, the building needed to be restored, rehabilitated and new spaces created so that it could once again become a pool anchored in its time and looking forward to the future. Located at the heart of the UNESCO perimeter, the building is classified as a historical monument since 2017. © Cyrille Weiner.

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Schaum/Shieh Architects draws on original warehouse design for Marfa art gallery renovation

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American studio Schaum/Shieh Architects has restored the John Chamberlain building, an art gallery in a former warehouse in Marfa , using local, traditional building techniques. The gallery is part of the Chianti Foundation, a contemporary art museum in Marfa created by artist Donald Judd. The facade of the 23,000-square-feet (2136.7

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Fifteen landmark projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner David Chipperfield

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The studios performed a sensitive renovation and restoration that also resulted in the rebuilding of the missing northwest wing and southeast bay – both of which were destroyed by bombing during the second world war and had remained derelict since. A temporary exhibition space was topped with a saw-tooth roof.

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