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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. These look like they've always been there to a passerby, but they're brand new – a change which has vastly improved Voysey House's energy efficiency."

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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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Loader Monteith completes "invisible" restoration of Peter Womersley's High Sunderland house

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Architecture studio Loader Monteith has renovated a modernist house in the Scottish Borders that was damaged in a fire, using a light touch to reinstate its original design by architect Peter Womersley. Loader Monteith has renovated a modernist house in the Scottish Borders. metre grid.

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Biden administration restores stricter environmental review process for federal projects formerly pulled back by Trump

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The Biden administration on April 19 restored key regulations in the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires review of federal projects to assess their likely impacts on climate change and nearby communities.

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Sheppard Robson restores iconic Manchester music venue

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Architecture studio Sheppard Robson has remodelled the New Century Hall music venue in Manchester , restoring, rationalising and "opening up" the Grade-II listed structure. New Century Hall now houses a 1,000-seat venue alongside a food hall and spaces for Access Creative College.

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What It’s Like to Buy a Fixer-Upper via "Cheap Old Houses"

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But who ends up actually restoring them to live in? In summer 2020, Cynthia Butler was scrolling through Instagram when she spotted a doozy of a house. It was a colossal 15,000-square-foot Classical Revival mansion complete with giant front columns and a carriage house out back. And it was listed at just $98,000. The downside?

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Historic Harlem House Modern Restoration, NYC

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Historic House Modern Restoration, Large Harlem Home, New York City Residential Building, Manhattan Architecture Design Images. Historic House Modern Restoration in Harlem. Historic Harlem House Modern Restoration. The house is large by New York City standards: a cellar plus four stories. The program.