Reuse and Renovation

Architectural Record focuses on architectural preservation, renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse.

ARTICLES

Snapshot: A Second Renovation for a Church-Turned-Concert Hall Emphasizes Its Original Form

České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Pansy Schulman

December 13, 2023

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Using a limited palette of materials and colors, Czech firm A8000 returns the South Bohemian Philharmonic to the 17th-century spiritual building's original simplicity.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts Reopens After a Top-to-Bottom Makeover

Washington, DC

Pansy Schulman

December 7, 2023

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The $70 million renovation of the wedge-shaped Neoclassical building restores its original 1908 elements and modernizes gallery space to accommodate the museum's ever-expanding collection.

Paris’s Maritime Museum Reopens after a Belowdecks Overhaul by h2o and Snøhetta

Paris

Andrew Ayers

December 1, 2023

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The revamped museum is located at Palais de Chaillot, a building whose multiple transformations over the years shows that "adaptive reuse" is hardly a new concept.

RECORD Forum

Revisionist History: Turning A Symbol of Oppression into a "House of Freedom"

Tim Abrahams

December 1, 2023

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Forum: MVRDV's revamping of the Pyramid of Tirana—a former monument to an Albanian dictator—demonstrates how structures can be maintained, but their significance transformed.

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Snapshot: Rockwell Group and Ennead Rehabilitate The Newseum's Former Digs To Academic Ends

Washington, D.C.

Matthew Marani

November 13, 2023

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The building, shuttered in 2019, is brought back to life as Johns Hopkins University's D.C. outpost.

In Zurich, Itten+Brechbühl Restores a Landmark of Swiss Modernism

Switzerland

Andrew Ayers

November 8, 2023

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The famed Maschinenlaboratorium at ETH Zurich now functions as a space for exhibitions, receptions, and experiments in robotics.

In Lisbon, NOMOS's Vale Pereiro Unites the Local and the Global

Lisbon, Portugal

Izzy Kornblatt

October 5, 2023

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An aging office building gets a new look—and a new identity—in a residential conversion.

Continuing Education: Office Conversions

Can adapting empty commercial buildings revive business districts and allay the housing shortage?

James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus

October 4, 2023

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Turning vacant offices into residential buildings could help solve several pressing problems.

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After Two Decades Dormant, Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery Reopens Its Doors

Matthew Marani

September 27, 2023

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A commercial tower nestled within the preserved brick facade of the former factory will offer waterfront office space.

Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects to Transform Dilapidated Detroit Convent into Contemporary Art Center

Matt Hickman

September 21, 2023

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Featuring gallery space, an in-house production studio, and more, the new home of Louis Buhl & Co. will be adjacent to the forthcoming Shepherd arts campus in the East Village neighborhood.

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EVENTS

Webinar

3/15/23 to 3/31/24

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Office-to-Apartment Conversion of a Modern Skyscraper

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course features members of a competition jury explaining the relationship of various building features to the success of office-to-apartment conversions.

Webinar

8/16/23 to 8/31/24

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Giving Elevators a Lift

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course lays out the case for cab renovations as a part of an overall building interior update.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course targets architects and engineers seeking advanced knowledge in the design and implementation of vertical extensions above existing buildings using innovative wood systems.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course discusses structural stainless steel usage by providing a simplified “check list” and a high level summary of the key specification, fabrication, and erection differences.