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Quinn Evans completes restoration of historic Detroit train station for Ford offices

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US architecture studio Quinn Evans has completed the restoration of Detroit's Michigan Central Station as part of a wider local development by American automotive brand Ford. Many of the materials are hand-finished, such as decorative painting to resemble stonework or stained wood.

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The Reconstruction of Notre Dame’s Spire Nears Completion

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Image © Oliverouge 3 via Shutterstock In April 2019, a devastating fire engulfed the 860-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Pars , severely damaging its wooden roof and leading to the collapse of the 19th-century spire, originally designed by Viollet-le-Duc. The Spire is expected to be finished by the end of the month. Read more »

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Jonathan Tuckey Design restores and extends traditional stone farmstead in Italy

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Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a former farmstead in northern Italy , restoring and extending a cluster of 19th-century stone buildings to create Cascina, a new home and studio. Upstairs, the restoration of the barn roof was prioritised so one could immediately feel and connect to the building's heritage," she added.

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Tour a restored 1970s modernist home in East Melbourne

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Local architect Dale Fisher designed this brick and glass property in the East Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, which has undergone a sympathetic expansion and restoration by architect David Neil, principal of Neil Architecture. The pavilion is an entertainment space with an open fireplace and roof garden. and $6 m AUD.

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Arch Studio extends courtyard home in China beneath wave-like roof

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Chinese practice Arch Studio has renovated and extended a courtyard home called Mixed House on the outskirts of Beijing , China, by inserting a timber structure topped by a wavy roof. Topped with a wave-like roof and filled with new living areas, this wooden volume also splits the existing courtyard into a series of smaller external spaces.

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Desai Chia creates “winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York

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US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. Roughly rectangular in plan, the dwelling has cutouts, cantilevers and multiple sloped roofs that combine in a sculptural way. Desai Chia created "winged" roofs for the house.

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A Dilapidated 1800s Farmhouse Is Revived With a New Thatched Roof and a More Open Plan

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Project Details: Location: Nieby, Germany Architect: Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Photographer: Jose Campos / @ josecamposphotographer From the Architect: " The thatch-roofed brick cottage was originally built by tenant farmers or crofters from a nearby estate in the late 1800s.

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