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

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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. The photography is by Jack Hobhouse.

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Adjaye's Restoration Plaza project gets a little clearer in Brooklyn

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First announced in 2019, the project spans a block of Fulton Street between Brooklyn Avenue to the east and New York Avenue to the west. While the project would roughly double the size of the existing 1970s structures at Restoration Plaza, the property's namesake open space would be retained by building up, rather than out.

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Kauh restores historic Spanish park to be a "palimpsest of its evolution"

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Spanish architecture practice Kauh has completed the renovation of La Hoya Park in the historical centre of Almería, restoring a series of stepped, dry stone terraces on the site of a 13th-century town. For the planting, protected species found on the site were maintained and accompanied by new fruit and mulberry trees.

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Following a Frank Gehry overhaul, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hiring an exhibition designer

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The museum's North Entrance, for the first time in decades, was restored to public use in 2019. Steve Hall © Hall + Merrick Photographers, 2019, cour. Among the requirements for the role are model-making skills, design training and experience, and preferably a degree in art, architecture, or art history.

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In a turnaround, French officials say Notre Dame’s restoration will not be ready in time for the Olympics

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Notre-Dame Cathedral's spire will be back in place by the end of the year, but a full reopening following the devastating fire of 2019 will not happen before next year's Paris Olympic Games. The reconstruction is still on track for completion by the end of 2024, the culture ministry told AFP. ” France 24 reported th.

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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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Provencher Roy designs tower with dramatic cantilever for Montreal quay restoration

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Above: it has a viewing deck that cantilevers from the side The entirety of the pier was restored by the studio, with the tower rising at the end of a similar horizontal structure that serves as a boat terminal and was completed in 2019. A restored ferry terminal occupies the majority of the pier and is split in half by a roadway.