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Fairhaven Bay Renovation by Murdough Design

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"Fairhaven Bay" is a renovation and addition to a 1950s mid-century residence located in Lincoln, MA. The design challenge involved editing and synthesizing numerous additions to the original house, which had become increasingly incoherent. The project was a collaborative effort with Richardson Associates, Landscape Architects.

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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. Image: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM “This renovation brings Lever House into the 21st century,” SOM Partner Chris Cooper said in a statement.

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

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The moody lobby of La Playa Hotel features dark coffered ceilings and textured plaster walls It was taken over in 2012 by Marc & Rose Hospitality – which also operates the recently overhauled High Country Motor Lodge in Flagstaff, Arizona – and reopened in October 2023 following a long renovation process. "As

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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. This renovation reactivates Lever House for the 21st century," said SOM partner Chris Cooper.

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Ome Dezin restores 1960s California residence by A Quincy Jones

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US studio Ome Dezin has renovated a large mid-century home in Brentwood, California , using a tonal colour palette and maximising the lush hillside views. This one did not disappoint — it had the typical Quincy atrium-like living space centered across from the exterior which includes a 40-foot (12-metre) waterfall."

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Google NYC's new adaptive-reuse HQ design by Gensler and COOKFOX opens at Hudson Square

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The renovation of the two-block-long former rail terminus yields a total of 1.3 Google ’s brand new New York City headquarters inside St. John’s Terminal at Hudson Square has opened following the completion of a five-year and $2.1 billion project designed by COOKFOX Architects and Gensler. million square feet of new offices.

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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. The renovation of St.