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SOM completes restoration of Lever House, a midcentury Manhattan office icon

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has announced the completion of a recent restoration project that’s meant to breathe new life into their historic Lever House design in Manhattan. Reed Hilderbrand has also contributed a comprehensive new landscape program for the building that connects the plaza area to third-floor terraces.

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SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House

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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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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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Charles F. Bloszies inserts glass addition into San Francisco cathedral complex

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The studio added a metal and glass extension to the school The extension included the "careful inssertaion" of a modern, glass-lined structure between the cathedral and the school. For the restoration, the team revamped large portions of the school building's, extending the programme of the addition's interior throughout.

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral Renovation by MBB Architects

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Commissioned to conserve and seamlessly upgrade a cherished landmark, MBB Architects led a 10-year, $175-million renewal effort culminating in an award-winning restoration and sustainable infrastructure improvements. Upgrades to the campus landscape accommodated new hidden infrastructure while creating new garden and terrace designs.

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Asking $5M, This Historic L.A. Ranch House Has Tile and Archways Galore

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The Spanish revival home is on the market for the first time in decades after a multimillion-dollar restoration. An ascending driveway leads to the grand arched exterior and expansive wraparound entry porch overlooking beautiful gardens and mature trees.

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Horses a "constant visual presence" at Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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Exterior walls consist of stained cedar and large stretches of glass. All around the dwelling, CLB Architects incorporated thoughtful landscaping All around the home, the architects incorporated terraces and thoughtful landscaping. The Black Fox Ranch project also entailed various enhancements to the landscape.