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Light Bulbs as Art: 14 Shining Examples of Adaptive Reuse

As environmentally friendly CFL bulbs are becoming the norm, the old fashioned light bulb that everyone in the last few generations grew up with is becoming even more appealing for reuse. There ...

Adaptive Reuse: 15 Creative House & Home Conversions

When old billboards, fire towers and grain silos outlive their old purposes, there’s no need to tear them down – especially since they can be transformed into surprisingly modern, livable ...

Recycle Your Dumpster: Urban Art via Adaptive Reuse

How many different ways can you upcycle a dumpster? In a project called ‘Skip Conversions’, eco-conscious artist Oliver Bishop Young proved that what used to be grimy, unsanitary trash ...

Adaptive Reuse: 20 Brilliant Recycled & Converted Buildings

Recycling discarded materials into new buildings and adapting disused structures to new uses is not just about sustainability - it is also about savvy innovation and stylish adaptation. Some ...

7 (More) Amazing Adaptive Reuse Architecture Projects

Who would have thought you could make so much with simple structures from trailer parks? And that's just the beginning. For ecological reasons, for eccentric clients and simply for fun, more and ...

Adaptive Reuse: 7 Brilliant Building Conversion Projects

Adaptive reuse used to be a tactic of necessity - people didn't have the time, energy or money to build something new so they made the best with what they had. Today it is a way to stand out, ...

Adaptive Architecture: Curved House Wraps Old Well, Reuses Stone Cistern

A contemporary home in Spain was designed to wrap a surface well and sits on the associated subterranean cistern, creatively converting it into the solid foundation and habitable basement of ...

Haul For One: U-Haul Adapts & Reuses Abandoned Buildings

U-Haul company's commitment to renovate and reuse abandoned buildings is not only economical, it also serves to revitalize post-industrial neighborhoods. One of U-Haul's most noteworthy ...

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Wondering About: Deserted Cities, Derelict Buildings & the Allure of Abandoned Places

Before it was abandoned in the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Pripyat was a thriving Ukrainian city with a population of nearly 50,000. The relatively sudden exodus of its inhabitants ...

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