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Could the Useless Gas Stations of the Future be Used as Gyms Instead?

The electric vehicle revolution is accelerating faster than anyone expected, with many experts predicting at least 100 million electric cars hitting the roads by 2035 - making up 85% of new car ...

Preserving Architectural Gems: 8 Beijing Hutong Plug-Ins Update Historic Shells

Passing through historic Beijing neighborhoods, seeing only the preserved street-facing facade, you’d never know that surprisingly modern structures contrast with aging surfaces within the ...

Incredible Grain Silo Transformation: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

106 vertical concrete tubes making up a massive disused grain silo in Cape Town, South Africa are sliced and carved from the inside out to produce cathedral-like spaces in this incredible ...

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 ...

Out of Gas: Abandoned Station Will Live its Golden Years as a Venue

A formerly abandoned gas station in London’s White City district may have outlived its usefulness in its original purpose, but it’s got a new, more relaxing job to do in the ‘hereafter.’ ...

RotterZwam: Abandoned Water Park Turned Indoor Mushroom Farm

Bags of old coffee grounds hang in the dank dressing rooms of an abandoned Rotterdam water park, growing oyster mushrooms. Two men turned the former Tropicana space, an old teen hangout, into the ...

Better Than Before: 10 Unwanted Structures Transformed for New Uses

Creative conversion projects transform old disused structures like factories, churches, grain silos, cisterns and slaughterhouses for new purposes, helping them avoid demolition. Often ...

Prison Reformed: Amsterdam Structure Now Hosts Refugee Center & Art Hub

A structure that once housed thousands of prisoners now hosts up to 1,000 refugees as well as a creative hub, offering space “in a time of fear and division.” Amsterdam’s Bijlmerbajes first ...

Architectural Interventions: 12 Radical Modern Changes to Historic Buildings

Honoring the historic significance of deteriorating buildings while reinventing them for modern contexts and usage, these architectural interventions don’t try to erase signs of aging and ...

The Power to Change: 12 Brilliantly Reclaimed Energy Stations

As cities grow and their power needs change, the historic and often surprisingly beautiful structures holding turbines, generators, coal and gas are decommissioned, becoming prime candidates for ...

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