A Repurposed Historic Church Complex Radiates a Message of Commitment to Community
1st Place, Wild Card Restoring lives seems like a tall order for the renovation of a former parish complex, but Steeple Square in Dubuque, Iowa, accomplishes th... Read more.
Sound Impacts Student Learning and Development
When most people think of students’ wellbeing and achievement, thermal comfort, lighting and air quality come to mind. Another, perhaps less obvious, factor a... Read more.
Architects Utilize Artistry and Technology to Redesign a Performing Arts Stage with a Clear Sense of Inclusion
Invention, risk and experimentation are characteristics of the performing arts, and performing- arts spaces are places of truth-seeking and truth-telling, accor... Read more.
Chicago’s Old Main Post Office Is Reinvented as Office Space with Amenities and Details that Celebrate the Building’s History
In the 1930s, Amazon wasn’t a twinkle in anyone’s eye. Yet Americans had thousands of parcels delivered to their doors using mail-order catalogs and the U.S... Read more.
An Adaptive-reuse Project Restores a Historic City Landmark and Creates Space for Innovation
A Tyson Foods’ redevelopment bridges a family legacy with civic revitalization and historic preservation with modern, sustainable design. Making investments i... Read more.
An Adaptive Reuse Transports Pittsburgh’s Past into the Present
1st Place, Adaptive Reuse Touring Pittsburgh’s Roundhouse five years ago, it would have been a stretch to visualize the decrepit building as a hub of technolo... Read more.
Rejuvenation of a Historic Powerhouse Brings New Energy to San Francisco’s Pier 70
Pier 70 on the San Francisco waterfront recalls a prominent and fascinating history. With more than 150 years of continuous ship production and repair, Pier 70 ... Read more.
A Historic Rehabilitation Mixes Preservation and Technology with Cocktail Culture
New Orleans’ French Quarter was bustling in the mid-1800s. Pharmacist Antoine Peychaud invented the Sazerac cocktail (the first mixed- spirits drink to be cal... Read more.
A Flight Center’s Restoration Transports Visitors to a Vintage Era of Design and Aviation
If world-renowned designer Eero Saarinen could walk into the TWA Flight Center at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport today, he’d be pleasantly... Read more.
A YMCA Is Creatively Adapted into Office Space, Adding Vibrancy to Its Neighborhood
A range of building types with unique identities inhabit Washington, D.C.’s historic central business district—from a sequence of townhomes and commercial b... Read more.