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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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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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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.

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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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The newly renovated Bibliothèque Nationale de France is a bookworm’s dream

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One of the world’s most beautiful librarie s has reopened to the public following a monumental 15-year-long renovation. New shelving and lights have been installed in the Oval Room, where over 200,000 volumes are available for people to browse. Read next: The world’s most beautiful libraries captured by Thibaud Poirier.

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Studio Schicketanz renovates Henry Hill's mid-century house on the California coast

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Studio Schicketanz has completed a renovation of the former seaside home of modernist architect Henry Hill. Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , the cedar house was originally constructed in 1961 and expanded in 1969 and again in 1971, with unusually shaped rooms, rounded seating spaces and colourful glass accents.

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HOK and PAU unveil latest designs for Penn Station renovation

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American architecture studios HOK and Practice for Architecture and Urbanism have released images of renewed plans to renovate Manhattan 's historic Penn Station after years of delays. The station will have glass ceilings and skylights to bring light into the lower aspects of the hub, which is mostly underground.