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3 Years and Over $2 Million: What It Costs to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Home

Dwell

Weak foundations, leaky roofs, and poor insulation, among other problems, have reportedly caused headaches for homeowners again and again over the decades. So instead we sought out the next best thing: Frank Lloyd Wright homeowners and curators who would share what their restoration processes entailed.

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Brutalist Marcel Breuer hotel among 2022 Modernism in America Award winners

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Conservation group Docomono US has announced the winners of its annual Modernism in America Awards, which celebrate individuals and projects that preserve modernism in the United States. Top: The Hotel Marcel is a restoration of Marcel Breuer's Pirelli Tire Building. Photo by Seamus Payne. Photo by Elizabeth Felicella.

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Restoration lab and French cultural center // GRACE

Architizer

The architectural bureau known for its work on Garage contemporary art museum, will restore a famous modernist building in Uzbek capital. The restoration is being backed by the Uzbekistan’s Art and Culture Development Foundation. The original structure, built in 1986, is considered a shining example of Tashkent modernism.

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Eleven of the most under-threat modern buildings in America

Deezen

"It is a critical moment for modern architectural sites in the US," explained Docomomo US executive director Liz Waytkus. Waytkus believes that the US is at a critical juncture in the battle to conserve modern buildings due to the current economic climate. The most recent restoration proposal will cost close to $61.2

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Albert Frey's all-metal 1930s Aluminaire House reassembled in Palm Springs

Deezen

A foundation that manages the house gifted it to the museum to be part of its permanent collection, moving it from a storage unit in New York to southern California. It's a home that began as an exhibition, and it is now being reassembled in its final resting place as an exhibition to continue the conversation around modernism."

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Discover Nicholas Francoeur’s Sustainable Vision and Modern Aesthetic for atelier c

Architizer

It was important to prove that sustainable architecture can have a modern aesthetic. Often overhangs are clunky in nature and are avoided even-though they serve an important role in sending runoff water away from the buildings foundations. Simple and clean detailing is more likely to be restored than renovated.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s former Bologna apartment is for sale

The Spaces

The residence sits on the foundations of an earlier 1300s building and was designed by architect Aristotele Fioravanti. It has been restored to combine historic features with modern creature comforts and encompasses 620 sq m of space across three levels. (He settled at the Château du Clos Lucé in 1516 and died in 1519 aged 67.)