When the trio of Victorian-era townhouses now forming the base of Toronto’s 7 St. Thomas office tower were first completed in the 1880s, they reflected a…
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The Waters Center, formerly known as the Waters Building, represents an innovative adaptive reuse of an iconic landmark that occupies an entire city block in downtown…
Art Deco was a highly progressive design movement in its day, but the architects of Durham, N.C.’s 1937 Hill Building could scarcely imagine the vanguard displays…
Sometimes the challenge in adaptive reuse is to transform not only the function or systems of an existing building but also its meaning. In contrast, for…
Houston-based Transwestern has released a report, “Creative Office Projects: Adaptive Reuse Generates Staggering Returns for Investors”, which examines a number of office projects that have generated…
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T. Often called the Tin Lizzie, the car was designed with lightweight sheet steel, so anyone could afford their…