Adaptive reuse

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Reciprocal House by Gianni Botsford Architects in London, UK

A new host structure for an early extension by Foster Associates, Gianni Botsford Architects’ Hampstead home traverses multiple layers of architectural history

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Village hall in Jieshou, China, by Wang Weijen Architecture

An abandoned village hall has been given a new lease on life through a careful design strategy of ‘rural acupuncture’

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National Portrait Gallery in London, UK by Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell
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Resource pool: conversion of a swimming pool into a public hall in Istanbul, Turkey by So? Architecture and Ideas
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Interim House in The Hague, the Netherlands by Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven
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Public property: Public infrastructure projects in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico by RZERO estudio
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Capital gains: ZIN by 51N4E, Jaspers-Eyers Architects and l’AUC
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Vertical vision: Mantinum public space in Bastia, Corsica by Buzzo Spinelli and Antoine Dufour Architectes
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Trade revival: carpentry workshop in Tripoli, Lebanon, by East Architecture Studio and Oscar Niemeyer
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Portfolio: Noelia Monteiro, Estúdio Flume
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Essays about adaptive reuse, preservation, conservation and new into old

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