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Former Factories Transformed: Creative Reuse of Industrial Structures

How much potential lies within the bones of an old, run-down factory building, perhaps even one that’s been abandoned for decades on end? On the surface, sometimes it can seem like there’s no ...

Art of the Chinese Courtyard: Respectful Renovations Keep Hutongs Alive

Building booms around the world can render entire neighborhoods unrecognizable in a matter of days, demolishing historic structures to make way for new developments. In cities like Beijing, where ...

Don’t Wreck the Ruins: Aging Structures Adapted with Style and Sensitivity

When historic structures have fallen into ruin, should architects restore them to their original glory or acknowledge the passage of time? The answer to that question might depend on the ...

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 ...

Transparent Intentions: 13 Glass Additions to Historic Architecture

Transparent additions to historic architecture physically expand the space while making the subtlest possible changes to the building exteriors, allowing you to see the original structures right ...

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 ...

Modern Home Makeovers: 15 Dramatic Before & After Transformations

Not every radical home makeover turns an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, but they sure can render the original structures completely unrecognizable, for better or worse. Sometimes no more ...

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 ...

A Study in Architectural Contrasts: 12 Modern-Meets-Historic Additions

At what point do modern extensions to historic structures surpass and overwhelm the original buildings rather than complementing and enlarging them? Contrasting architectural styles can be a ...

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