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Redesigning Notre Dame for a New Era with a Greenhouse Roof

It seems like proposals to restore the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris came pouring in before the blaze that destroyed its spire and roof was even extinguished. Grappling with devastating damage to ...

Pigment Library: Harvard’s Collection of 2,500 Global Colors

Looking as much like a mad science laboratory as a conservator's dream workshop, this pigment library is populated with color samples from around the world, all helping preservationists maintain ...

Wrap It Up! 10 Creative Building Scrims & Scaffolds

These artistic wraps, scrims and scaffolds creatively conceal the ugly truth of building construction, remediation and restoration. ...

7,000 LEDs to Cast Sistine Chapel Ceiling in Bright New Light

For 500 years, visitors were able to see Michelangelo's famous 6,000-square-foot painting bathed in natural light, but for the last 3 decades they have gotten a dismal view, the room shuttered ...

Hose To Home: 10 Reverently Restored Firehouses

America's urban firehouses combine form with function in solidly-built structures, making them ideal candidates for respectful residential restoration. ...

Abandoned Cement Factory & Silos Transformed into Offices

An incredible abandoned cement factory, covered with ivy and partially in ruins, has been transformed into a massive office complex that preserves both the original architectural integrity of the ...

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