SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House
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. More
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RootStudio transforms former Oaxaca convent into culinary centre
Architecture firm RootStudio has converted a historic convent building into a centre for celebrating the rich culinary legacy of Mexico's Oaxaca region. More
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Schiller Projects turns former carriage house into mass-timber residence
New York-based studio Schiller Projects has converted a former Brooklyn carriage house into a single-family residence using mass-timber construction and re-purposed materials. More
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Cliffside hotel on Italy's Amalfi Coast incorporates medieval stone defences
A 1960s Italian hotel and the historic coastal bulwarks below have been restored by architect Bonaventura Gambardella and interior designer Nikita Bettoni. More
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Donald Insall Associates renovates "deconstructed" Hardwick Old Hall ruin
Architecture studio Donald Insall Associates has completed the renovation of the 16th-century Hardwick Old Hall designed by Robert Smythson, in Derbyshire, UK. More
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Jonathan Tuckey Design restores and extends traditional stone farmstead in Italy
Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a former farmstead in northern Italy, restoring and extending a cluster of 19th-century stone buildings to create Cascina, a new home and studio. More
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Alabama hotel by Avenir Creative occupies three historic buildings
US studio Avenir Creative has completed the renovation of a historic hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, restoring a trio of buildings in accordance with local heritage. More
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Ronan Bouroullec creates pared-back furnishings for 17th-century chapel in Brittany
Following the wildfires that ravaged Brittany's Arrée mountains last summer, Ronan Bouroullec has reimagined the interior of the region's historic Chapelle Saint-Michel de Brasparts as part of a full restoration. More
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Giannone Petricone Associates rescues Ontario hotel from ruin
Toronto studio Giannone Petricone Associates has spent a decade restoring a dilapidated hotel in Ontario, linking the building's past and present through regionally influenced design details. More
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RIBA names best reuse architecture projects of 2023
The RIBA has named the four UK projects shortlisted for its inaugural Reinvention Award, including a school in Warwickshire and a museum in east London. More
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Ennead Architects places copper dome on New York cathedral in time for Easter
New York studio Ennead Architects has renovated the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine in Manhattan by adding a batten-seam copper dome that "could last another 100 years". More
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Artists and designers fill derelict São Paulo apartment building with installations
Brazilian developer Somauma has converted three floors in the Virginia Building in downtown São Paulo into an installation featuring the work of more than a hundred artists and designers for Design Week São Paulo. More
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Atak Architekti creates Liberec library by restoring and extending a former rectory
Czech studio Atak Architekti has added a metal-clad extension to a former rectory building to create a library and multifunctional community spaces for the city of Liberec in the Czech Republic. More
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GAAA restores 1970s Chilean boat that "carries the memory of the forests"
Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has created an all-wood cabin with an ornamental overhang and a decorative skylight for the restoration of the Kon-Tiki boat in Chile. More
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Austin's Pease Park revitalized to "integrate fun with nature"
Ten Eyck Landscape Architects has restored a "recreational heart" to a downtown park in Austin, Texas with vernacular buildings, play spaces and a revitalized ecosystem. More
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Dezeen's top 10 reuse architecture projects of 2022
To kick off Dezeen's review of 2022, we round up 10 of the most eye-catching architectural reuse projects of the year, from an art museum in Tehran to a Marcel Breuer-designed hotel. More
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Stone ruins turned into Spanish holiday home by Atienza Maure Arquitectos
The stone walls of a 16th-century clergy house have been restored and contrasted with new, white concrete elements to create El Priorato, a holiday home in Burgos, Spain, designed by local practice Atienza Maure Arquitectos. More
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Merk X references nature for renovation and extension of Amsterdam's Groote Museum
Dutch studio Merk X has renovated the 19th-century Groote Museum at Amsterdam Zoo, combining the reinstatement of its original features with the addition of a new basement and contemporary accents informed by natural forms. More
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AAU Anastas creates new perspectives in historic Bethlehem building
Palestinian studio AAU Anastas has completed the first phase of a restoration of a historic stone building in Bethlehem that emphasises the beauty of its "hosh", the central courtyard in Arabic architecture. More
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Fire damage to Peter Womersley's High Sunderland house was "like a personal bereavement"
This video offers a glimpse of Loader Monteith's restoration of the fire-torn High Sunderland house in the Scottish Borders, which is shortlisted for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More
