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

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Sixty five years after his death, Frank Lloyd Wright has sustained quite the fan club. So instead we sought out the next best thing: Frank Lloyd Wright homeowners and curators who would share what their restoration processes entailed. America’s most famous architect inspires legions of fans.

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Sustainable Practice: 7 Examples of Radically Resilient and Adaptable Architecture

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Each year, the best blueprints are recognized in the Architizer A+Awards , and for 2023 a full Sustainability category was introduced. Jury Winner, 11th Annual Architizer A+Awards, Built Sustainable Landscape/Planning Project Nature thrives when everything has a role to play, a notion at the front of Yangtze Delta Polders.

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There’s a New Vision for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West

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The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is partnering with design firm Sasaki to audit the national historic landmark’s sustainability practices. Following restoration projects in 2021, Taliesin West , Frank Lloyd Wright’s snowbird home and studio near Scottsdale, Arizona, is once again slated for updates.

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Sustainable hotel brand Beyond Green grows its global portfolio

Hotel Designs

Guests can relax and rejuvenate at the resort’s intimate spa with sea inspired services or indulge in local and sustainable cuisine in the ocean view dining room, Sea Glass. Welcoming guests since 2019, the resort’s 88 spacious suites and 21 residences are set amid the mountain scenery of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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"There are a lot of dangerous myths" about sustainability says Norman Foster

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British architect Norman Foster explains his studio 's approach towards sustainability and his views on concrete, timber, aviation and Architects Declare in this exclusive interview. Foster said the studio, which is the UK's largest, aims to create buildings that are both sustainable and improve people's lives.

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Making an impact with Unilin MDF | Architecture | Architonic

Architonic

Earth-friendly sustainable solutions are essential now, but how do they square with the budget? Back in October 2019 they had impetuously bought the decoratively dingy <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hotel Astoria</a> in the coastal Belgian town of De Haan.