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Touring Notre Dame Cathedral with its army of restorers

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” A restoration of this order should take 10 to 15 years (that’s according to experts speaking immediately after the April 15, 2019, blaze ). That afternoon in June last year in Saumur, he told the compagnons: “Your pride in your work is beautiful to see. Their incredible pace has required a truly global effort.

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A restored Irish seaside destination wins the 2024 AR Public Award

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The project restored a spa resort originally built in 1843 with a new engineered jetty feature, including built-in seating and a walkway connecting the adjacent town of Newtownsmith to swimming areas on the Irish Sea.

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Donald Judd's restored Architecture Office to reopen in September 2025 after devastating fire

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The Judd Foundation has announced progress on restoring Donald Judd 's fire-damaged Architecture Office project in Marfa, Texas: The restoration will now make the building ready for public use by September 20, 2025. It continues the pre-fire work that began in 2019.

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Taliesin's $1.1 million restored Hillside Theater debuts in Wisconsin

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Taliesin Preservation’s restoration of the Hillside Theater at Frank Lloyd Wright ’s former estate in Spring Green, Wisconsin, has been completed following a five-year and $1.1 million transformation effort for The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

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Grand Palais Restoration by Chatillon Architectes Completed ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics

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© Laurent Kronental The Grand Palais, an iconic Parisian landmark, is set to play a significant role in the 2024 Paris Olympics following a major restoration by French studio Chatillon Architectes. The first images of the refurbished building, captured by Laurent Kronental, reveal the progress of the extensive project that began in 2021.

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University of Cambridge Unveils Restoration Plans for Historic Stirling Building in the United Kingdom

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Restoration of Stirling Building | University of Cambridge. Image Courtesy of BPD The University of Cambridge , in collaboration with BPD, has just unveiled plans to restore and rejuvenate the Grade II* listed History Faculty Building designed by James Stirling.

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AECOM to provide ‘environmental restoration and compliance services’ for NASA

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Architecture and infrastructure consulting firm AECOM is to provide environmental restoration and compliance services to NASA facilities across the U.S. The five-year contract will see AECOM deliver environmental sampling, contaminants investigations, and human, health, and ecological risk assessments to NASA’s U.S. facilities.