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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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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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Ome Dezin restores 1960s California residence by A Quincy Jones

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"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." To keep the focus on the views from the large windows, the interior was designed with "a more muted, streamlined aesthetic". The photography is by Nils Timm.

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Restored Book Tower in Detroit features hospitality venues by Method Co

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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. The post Restored Book Tower in Detroit features hospitality venues by Method Co appeared first on Dezeen.

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Atak Architekti creates Liberec library by restoring and extending a former rectory

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Atak Architekti restored and extended a former rectory Looking to maintain the character of the existing building, its deep foundations were used to carve out a semi-recessed basement level, housing reading rooms and spaces to be used by local clubs. Photography is by Tomáš Souček.

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Notre Dame Cathedral completes spire reconstruction ahead of 2024 reopening

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France had previously reversed plans for the restoration’s completion before the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games prior to the death of project overseer General Jean-Louis Georgelin in August. Both outstanding elements are expected to be added later, along with contemporary stained glass windows.

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Colleen Healey adorns restored Maryland carriage house with colourful facades

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Colleen Healey Architecture has restored and expanded an early 20th-century carriage house on an unusual lot in Maryland by placing black stucco and colourful panels on the facade. Colleen Healey has restored and expanded a carriage house in Maryland. Exterior walls are clad in dark stucco, clapboard siding and white-painted panels.