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SOM completes restoration of Lever House, a midcentury Manhattan office icon

Archinect

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. Reed Hilderbrand has also contributed a comprehensive new landscape program for the building that connects the plaza area to third-floor terraces.

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Tour a restored 1970s modernist home in East Melbourne

The Spaces

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.

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UNESCO's restoration of Iraq's historic Al-Nouri mosque site has been placed on hold

Archinect

The UNESCO -led effort to restore the historic Al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul has come to a halt this week after recent discoveries and feedback from the community have prompted a change of direction from the cultural agency. The original plans.

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Post Company restores hotel known as birthplace of Apple's Macintosh computer

Deezen

"As the fifth owners in its more than 115-year history, we focused on letting the building lead us to a design that supports the stories of the past, while infusing thoughtful amenities to meet the expectations of the modern traveller," said Marc & Rose president John Grossman. The photography is by Chris Mottalini.

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thatched brick ‘nieby crofters cottage’ transformed with modern glass renovation

designboom

a contemporary glass volume is nestled beneath the restored thatched roof. The post thatched brick ‘nieby crofters cottage’ transformed with modern glass renovation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Restored Kent beach cottage by Atelier Alicart is a modern idyll

The Spaces

It’s been masterfully restored by Atelier Alicart in a style that celebrates its transportive character, from its restored flint facade onwards. Original pine floorboards run underfoot while the wood-burning stove is a modern update, anchoring the light-filled space, which is daubed in soothing mint shades and bursting with plant life.

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Restoring a national treasure: creating The Marmorosch Bucharest

Hotel Designs

Previously critical to the modernisation of the Romanian economy, the bank building is now a protected national monument — with intricate woodwork, stained glass and marble tiling throughout. ” Image credit: Marriott International Another complex aspect of the extensive restoration project was hiding the necessary above-ground plumbing.