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    3 Adaptive Reuse Projects Prioritize Flexibility for the Future

    … destination aims to connect people with ideas and each other.

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    An Adaptive Reuse Hotel Embraces Atlanta’s Tree Canopy

    … Transforms Landfill-Bound Goods into Modern FurnitureThe Detroit-based manufacturer is one of several groups drawing on breakthrough research, tools, and sourcing systems to change building-material reuse.Products10 Architecture and Design Books Worth Adding to Your Reading ListMETROPOLIS rounds up the best new books on architecture, urbanism, design, and sustainability. Projects3 Adaptive Reuse Projects …

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    Central London’s Latest Office Block Redefines Adaptive Reuse

    … Transforms Landfill-Bound Goods into Modern FurnitureThe Detroit-based manufacturer is one of several groups drawing on breakthrough research, tools, and sourcing systems to change building-material reuse.Products10 Architecture and Design Books Worth Adding to Your Reading ListMETROPOLIS rounds up the best new books on architecture, urbanism, design, and sustainability. Projects3 Adaptive Reuse Projects …

  • Viewpoints

    Q&A: SCAD's Paula Wallace on the School's Adaptive Reuse Focus

    … and diverse, and who have been exposed to a broad spectrum of situations and perspectives. SCAD’s 12,000 students can study at campuses situated on three different continents, moving seamlessly through degree programs while combining the best of local context and global connectivity. Whether living and studying in a nineteenth-century cityscape like …

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    14 Adaptive Reuse Projects from 2020 Show Great Design Doesn’t Mean New Construction

    … without destroying the structures of the past. At Metropolis, we’ve been watching this renaissance in adaptive reuse closely. These are some of the best projects we saw this year that use adaptive reuse for preservation, sustainability, and the diversity of the urban fabric. You may also enjoy “Year in Review: 9 Sustainable Standouts …

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    Three Adaptive Reuse Projects in North Carolina Reinvent Historic Mills

    … nearby—a mixed-use campus in a set of converted tobacco warehouses. Both projects are now widely accepted as a catalyst for modern-day Durham, and for adaptive reuse projects in the area. In the last ten years, Belk has designed half a dozen charter schools in old factory buildings. And in Rocky Mount, he …

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    6 Projects That Made the Netherlands a World Capital of Adaptive Reuse

    … of a less ecological era—could be given a new, meaningful life, then no building on earth should be demolished. The idea is bigger than the building: Reuse a building? Reuse the Netherlands? Why stop there? Reuse the planet! You may also enjoy “A Reuse Renaissance Continues to Reshape Mexico City” Would you like to …

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    This Food Rescue Nonprofit's HQ Offers Beauty During a Crisis

    … Adding to Your Reading ListMETROPOLIS rounds up the best new books on architecture, urbanism, design, and sustainability. Projects3 Adaptive Reuse Projects Prioritize Flexibility for the FutureThe bigger challenge in preserving historically significant buildings isn’t in giving them a second life—it’s preparing them for later reincarnations.

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    The Tribune Tower Begins Its Second Chapter as a Luxury Residence

    … Leather, Larsen Fabrics, Tiger Leather, Fabricut, JF Fabrics, Optima Leather, Architex International Fabric Wall Finishes: Phillip Jeffries, Stone Source, Daltile, Virgina Tile, Ceramic Technics, Stone Peak, Mirage, Kaleen, Spinneybeck, Garrett, Parenti EXTERIORS Doors: Architectural Glass Works Glazing: Cardinal Glass Industries, Reflection Window + Wall Windows: Graham, Jensen Windows, Reflection Window + Wall Other: Bader Art & Metal …

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    Kevin Roche’s Union Carbide Headquarters Gets a Second Chance

    … design, and sustainability. Projects3 Adaptive Reuse Projects Prioritize Flexibility for the FutureThe bigger challenge in preserving historically significant buildings isn’t in giving them a second life—it’s preparing them for later reincarnations.