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SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House

Deezen

US-based architecture studio SOM has completed a restoration of the Lever House seventy years after the studio originally designed the historic New York City office building. We've restored the plaza and podium to its original 1952 glory while comprehensively overhauling the mechanical systems."

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

Deezen

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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Restored Book Tower in Detroit features hospitality venues by Method Co

Deezen

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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Studio Gang, SCAPE complete work on transformative $61 million Tom Lee Park in Memphis

Archinect

The 31-acre riverfront space puts Memphis squarely in league with a host of contemporary restorative urban green space projects slated for other major American cities, including San Francisco's new Presidio Tunnel Tops and the partially completed Freshkills Park in Staten Island.

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

Archinect

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

Deezen

Located in the city's historic Triangle d'Or, the dwelling previously featured minimalist marble surfaces and gilding leftover from a recent renovation. 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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Event: Black — Still: Restoration

Bustler

Part of Black – Still Summer Programs Materials & Applications (M&A) presents Black — Still , a multi-sensory installation by enFOLD Collective that marks M&A’s second project in the M&S x Craft Contemporary courtyard. Admission to the M&A x Craft Contemporary courtyard to view the M&A project is free.