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Nearly a Decade Post-Sandy, Dirtworks Restores and Reinforces a New York Wildlife Refuge

In 2018, Dirtworks alongside Rippled Waters Engineering and Great Ecology began the marsh restoration project at Jamaica Bay in the Gateway National Recreation Area

Ilana Herzig

November 21, 2022

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At Gateway National Recreation Area, the landscape architecture firm has worked collaboratively to reconstruct West Pond's shoreline and restore and create acres of tidal wetland.

Mies’s Barcelona Pavilion Reinterpreted in Carbon-Saving Wood

Fred A. Bernstein

October 7, 2022

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As an exercise in analyzing carbon costs, the modernist masterpiece has been replicated in timber sourced from Galician forests.

In York, The Restored Clifford’s Tower Keeps Watch Over the City

Contemporary and historical elements meet in the reimagining of an 800-year-old landmark

Will Jennings

April 11, 2022

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New interventions by Hugh Broughton Architects respect a difficult cultural history while enabling the 800-year-old structure to welcome visitors.

2022 Renovation, Restoration, & Adaptive Reuse Projects

February 1, 2022

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Record highlights renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse projects from a former power station in Moscow turned into a lively arts center by Renzo Piano Building Workshop to the sensitive resurrection of Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Memorial in Italy.

Schwarzman Center, Yale by RAMSA

New Haven, Connecticut

Josephine Minutillo

February 1, 2022

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At the heart of Yale University’s campus, Robert A.M. Stern Architects turns a Carrère & Hastings building into a 21^st-century social and cultural hub.

Carlo Scarpa's Brion Memorial, restored by Studio Pietropoli

San Vito d'Altivole, Italy

George Dodds

February 1, 2022

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Architect Guido Pietropoli resurrects Carlo Scarpa’s revered Brion Memorial in Italy’s Veneto.

El Portal Visitor’s Center Reopens in Puerto Rico Post Hurricane Renovation

Following the destruction of Hurricane Maria, Marvel carefully restored the visitor center of El Yunque–the USDA's only tropical rainforest.

Pansy Schulman

January 28, 2022

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Commissioned by the U.S Department of Agriculture, Marvel Architecture has updated the long-shuttered gateway to the El Yunque National Forest with a design that emphasizes resilience and sustainability.

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Eileen Gray’s Villa E-1027 Reopens to the Public

Bridget Goldberg

August 16, 2021

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Under restoration since 2014, the villa by the Irish modernist has reopened to the public in France.

Mid-Construction Discovery Causes Delay, Increases Cost of Rothko Chapel Restoration

Miriam Sitz

October 30, 2019

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Engineers have found major structural problems in the historic building in Houston, which is home to 14 monumental paintings by Mark Rothko.

Berkowitz-Odgis House by Hutker Architects

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Sarah Amelar

July 8, 2019

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Hutker Architects has reconstituted the original 1987 Steven Holl design of a Martha's Vineyard house.

EVENTS

Webinar

11/17/22 to 11/30/23

Contact: Tiffany

The Three R's of Terrazzo: Restoration, Renovation, Refinishing

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This course explains the options available to restore terrazzo floors discovered underneath carpet and tile or damaged through decades of abandonment.

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

This AIA CES program deals with the life safety specifics of fire barriers, industry standards and testing.

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

This course aims to educate the participants on applicable regulations, recommendations, and best practices with regard to designing hand sanitizing fixtures into architectural spaces.