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Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre

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Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. Most of the art workshops are stacked along this wall but located at different levels depending on their use.

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Snøhetta, Brooks + Scarpa among studios to create birdhouses for San Antonio exhibition

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Members of ten architecture studios including Snøhetta , Brooks + Scarpa and Gensler have designed birdhouses for an exhibition on display at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio , Texas for an initiative to support restoration projects in the park. Birdsong Brackenbridge will raise money for the park's restoration. Washington D.C.

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Bilbao Fine Arts Museum by Foster + Patners breaks ground

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The expansion and remodelling project will restore the existing 20th century building, while creating a new public atrium space and contemporary art galleries in a floating pavilion. The lower floor of the new extension offers space for educational programmes and workshops, offices and service areas. ” Image © Foster + Patners.

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The Natural Pavilion by DP6 Architectuurstudio is designed "as a model for innovative bio-based construction"

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The building focuses on the spatial challenges facing the Netherlands, which is confronting a housing shortage, as well as the need to restore biodiversity, adapt to climate change and make the transition to more sustainable energy and materials production. The pavilion serves as an example of bio-based construction. "The

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Marlon Blackwell's Thaden School buildings are rooted in Arkansas vernacular architecture

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The school is named after pioneering female aviator Louise Thaden and is backed by the Walton Family Foundation, which is led by Walmart's founders. The grounds feature a "productive landscape" used for growing food and a "restorative landscape" that is meant to address flooding and work to revive native ecosystems.

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Worrell Yeung renovates cast-iron New York building for arts organisation

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The studio was careful to retain as much of the building's character as possible, highlighting the existing features like original masonry and steam radiators, and restoring them where necessary. Surrounded by 14 large windows on two sides and boasting ceilings over 13 feet (four metres) tall, this room is light-filled and spacious.

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Bilbao Fine Arts Museum Building: Foster + Partners

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The expansion and remodelling project will restore the existing 20th century building, while creating a new public atrium space and contemporary art galleries in a floating pavilion. The lower floor of the new extension offers space for educational programmes and workshops, offices and service areas. Bilbao Fine Arts Museum Building.

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