Adaptive Reuse and Renovation

Spanish Practice Flow81 Converts a Call Center in Málaga into an Online University’s Headquarters

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:05:37 -0400

The climate-sensitive project is steeped in Andalusian tradition, including the extensive use of esparto grass.

In Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, StudioSC Renews a Historic Rowhouse

kuthg@bnpmedia.com (Grace Kuth) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:56 -0400

The Brooklyn-based firm executed an extensive gut renovation and conversion of a multifamily building into a private residence.

Ben Herzog Architect Sensitively Renovates the Childhood Brooklyn Home of Two Siblings

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:07:23 -0400

The townhouse, located in the Lefferts Manor Historic District, was lovingly restored and reconfigured for brother-and-sister clients.

Yun Architecture Transforms a Brooklyn Brownstone Into a Sauna-Equipped Showcase of Finnish Design

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:05:00 -0400

From the Aalto pendants to the birch-leaf motif of the plaster crown molding, there's no doubting the heritage of the client behind this exceptionally detailed Passive House renovation.

Annesome Remakes an Art-Loving Couple’s San Francisco Condominium

kuthg@bnpmedia.com (Grace Kuth) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:06:00 -0400

The redesign of the Noe Valley apartment emphasizes functionality with a material palette that draws on inspiration from Northern California's forests.

Solk Architecture Reconfigures an Apartment’s Kitchen Within Manhattan's Landmark San Remo Building

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:07:00 -0400

The comprehensive rehab successfully transforms a poorly configured space into an inviting and practical suite for cooking and entertaining.

Historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn Debuts ARO-Designed Welcome Center

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:45 -0400

The new multi-program facility incorporates an expertly restored Victorian greenhouse reborn as an events space.

A Multifaceted Foundation Uses Timber to Turn a Former Metalworks into an Experimental Outpost in Madrid

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The new branch of Fondation Daniel & Nina Carasso is a mixed-program venue that resulted from an ambitious adaptive-reuse scheme by local firms Husos and Elii.

Prada Sets High Bar for Construction Scaffolding in New York City at Under-Renovation Midtown Store

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:18:52 -0400

Cloaked in a complex and captivating double-layer scrim, the 2x4–designed installation continues the luxury brand’s tradition of finding refinement in the mundane.

In Brooklyn, O’Neill Rose Architects Revives a Small Brick Building that Has Lived Many Lives

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:10:36 -0400

In its latest incarnation, a modest 1930s structure in Sunset Park serves as the firm's studio and as headquarters for Design Studies Collaborative, a nonprofit planning consultancy.

GRT Architects’ Design for a Manhattan Garage-Turned-Restaurant Impresses with Extravagant Finishes

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:07:00 -0400

Housed inside a formerly derelict Midtown loading dock and garage, Mexican restaurant Limusina offers a riot of sumptuous detailing and a well-choreographed layout.

CO Adaptive Conducts a Salvage Operation at Hunter College in New York City

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:15:50 -0400

The studio’s deconstruction work at an old nursing school in Manhattan is the first major project to follow an operational toolkit published by the city to reduce waste and embodied carbon.

A Challenging Minneapolis Loft Undergoes a Long-Overdue Renovation

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:24:07 -0400

PKA Architecture inserts a solarium and mezzanine into a newly revived condo in the old Standard Mill building.

Mithun Reimagines the Café and Lounge at the Frank Gehry–Designed Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:35:12 -0400

The hospitality-focused renovation strengthens the museum’s public appeal within the Seattle Center civic campus.

Inside New York City’s Landmarked Steinway Hall and its Adjacent Glass Tower, Bonhams Finds a New Home

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:37:27 -0400

The British auction house's new U.S. headquarters on West 57th Street populates the lower floors of the Warren & Wetmore–designed neoclassical tower.

Continuing Education: Newhouse Replacement Building

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:13:30 -0500

Miller Hull creates a high-performing landmark for the storied capitol campus in Olympia, Washington.

Sanders Pace Architecture and Port Revitalize a Neglected Knoxville Quarry

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

The old Augusta Quarry at Fort Dickerson Park is now home to a series of amenity pavilions, walking trails, and a curving floating dock for swimmers.

MJMA and HDR Rejuvenate Queen’s University’s John Deutsch Centre in Ontario

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:02:59 -0500

The rehabilitation of a beloved student hub successfully settles into its historic context with a stone-brick clad addition.

Graham Baba Architects Transforms a Gritty Industrial-Marine Site in Seattle into a New Waterfront Destination

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:03:00 -0500

A former fish processing plant along Salmon Bay becomes a burgeoning commercial hub named West Canal Yards.

In Brooklyn, Woods Bagot Transforms an Abandoned 19th-Century College into Housing with Character

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:38:56 -0500

At the site of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s old St. John’s College, the Hartby adds 205 rental apartments and amenities to a changing neighborhood.

A Former Big-Box Store in Colorado is Converted into a Pickleball Haven

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:10:44 -0500

Denver-based Swan Dive Design Studio led the transformation of a wholesale club into a food court and pickleball facility.

San Francisco’s Historic Castro Theatre Reopens Following Extensive Renovation

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:54 -0500

CAW Architects and Page & Turnbull led the two-year conversion of the ornate 1922 movie palace into a 21st-century performance space.

In Belgium, an 18th-Century Religious Compound Becomes Home to the University of Hasselt’s Architecture School

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:29:20 -0500

The British-Belgian partnership of David Kohn Architects and Bovenbouw Architectuur finds renewed value in old ruins and dilapidated houses.

In Ohio, a Louis Sullivan ‘Jewel Box’ Bank Is Renewed

kuthg@bnpmedia.com (Grace Kuth) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:41:19 -0500

Following a comprehensive restoration led by Rogers Krajnak Architects, the National Register of Historic Places–listed building reopened last fall as a visitors center.

A Centuries-old Japanese Farmhouse Finds a Home Outside Boston

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:42:55 -0500

The non-profit Miho Belmont International worked with a team that included Atelier Ryo and I-Kanda Architects to renovate and relocate a traditional timber 'minka' in the Boston suburbs.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Ben Loescher and Lucy Lloyd

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:41:24 -0500

Ben Loescher and Lucy Lloyd of Los Angeles–based architecture firm Terrain join DESIGN:ED to discuss their process of upcycling buildings and the studio's championing of adobe block construction through its advocacy and education offshoot, Adobeisnotsoftware.

Continuing Education: The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:11:59 -0500

Athletes and spectators will see little ground-up construction, but planners have carefully considered the afterlife of the Winter Games and its venues.

Burckhardt Architektur Tops a Brutalist Swiss School with a Concrete-Clad Timber Addition

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:24:38 -0500

Careful not to detract from its character, the firm cleverly restores and enlarges a space-strapped junior high school built in the 1960s from prefabricated concrete.

A Manhattan Boutique Hotel’s Restored Facade and Lacelike Gable Complement a Historic District

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:35:44 -0500

BKSK Architects revive the historic facade of an 1891 Union Square building, now home to the New York outpost of London hotel and social club The Twenty Two.

Snøhetta Adds a Sinuous Structure to a Century-Old Symphony Hall in St. Louis

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:10:28 -0500

The cramped but acoustically blessed Powell Hall, home to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, celebrates its centennial with a grand new lobby and back-of-house extension.