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Brazil has turned a corner in its yearslong National Museum restoration project

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According to The Art Newspaper , local firms Velatura Restaurações and Construtora Biapó have now completed the restoration of the historic facade and expect the building to be completely reopened sometime in 2027.

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Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with "illusionary infill facade"

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Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. Our recent project at Palazzo Mattei di Giove blends installation art with ephemeral architecture," they said. The duo is based between Rome and London.

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Álvaro Siza's self-named Serralves Museum expansion opens in Portugal

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The 45,000-square-foot expansion is the fifth building designed by Siza for the foundation after the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (1999), Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House (2019), Gardeners’ House (2021), and the restored Serralves Art Déco Villa (2021).

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Restored Book Tower in Detroit features hospitality venues by Method Co

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Several restaurants and a hotel have opened within Detroit 's historic Book Tower as part of a years-long restoration project of the building undertaken by its developer and architecture studio ODA.

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An Artful Restoration Returns a Louisville Home to Its Midcentury Roots

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John Brooks and Erik Eaker called on architecture firm Rock Paper Hammer to restore a 1953 ranch home in Louisville, Kentucky, to its modernist roots. A Photon chandelier by Tech Lighting hangs in the entryway, surrounded by John and Erik’s contemporary art collection.

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Hauvette & Madani restores Haussmann-era Paris apartment to its "former glory"

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Local design studio Hauvette & Madani drew on the Haussmannian history of this Paris apartment to create a gallery-like interior for its occupant's vast art collection. We carried out meticulous research to find the right motifs and decorations to restore the place to its former glory and Haussmannian charm," she told Dezeen.

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Peek inside the slick new gallery spaces at the reopened Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

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Following a major 11-year-long, $96 million restoration led by Rotterdam-based firm KAAN Architecten , the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) finally reopened in Belgium. Twenty-first century white cube galleries have been incorporated into the original structure, increasing the exhibition space by 40%.

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