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Post Company restores hotel known as birthplace of Apple's Macintosh computer

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Restored elements of the building include a staircase with tiled risers and iron railings The team worked with Post Company to uncover historical details about the property, which was originally built in 1905 by landscape painter Chris Jorgensen for his wife, chocolate heiress Angela Ghirardelli. The photography is by Chris Mottalini.

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Snøhetta launches national park regeneration project in Japan

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The scheme for a yet-unnamed National Park has several planned outcomes aimed a different social and environmental issues in Japan, which is experiencing a crisis of aging and still recovering from damages caused by seismic events in January and throughout the course of the last decade.

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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.

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Field Operations converts restored Staten Island landfill into wetland park

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Local landscape studio Field Operations has opened a swath of land in Staten Island 's Freshkills Park, which was once home to the world's largest landfill. The landscape design of North Park will grow over time to create a bio-diverse ecosystem. said the team.

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Ten landscape architecture projects by students at Clemson University

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Clemson University Institution: Clemson University School: School of Architecture Course: Master of Landscape Architecture Tutors: Hala Nassar, Lara Browning, Hyejung Chang, Mary G. This project focuses on a resiliency plan for the Halsey Creek watershed, employing a three-step process for water management in the landscape.

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ZMMA references landscape paintings for revamp of Gainsborough House in Suffolk

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London practice ZMMA has transformed the home of artist Thomas Gainsborough in Sudbury, Suffolk , into a gallery and museum with a material palette of redbrick and flint informed by his landscape paintings. The studio referenced Gainsborough's local landscape paintings. The interiors were restored in the original home.

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro set to restore Frank Lloyd Wright theatre in Dallas

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Restoring the Kalita Humphreys Theater to its original state requires a multifaceted approach that involves surgical extraction, selective reconstruction, careful preservation, and faithful reinterpretation of Wright's design intent.". "In The project will restore the green area around the theatre.