Driven by both economic and environmental considerations, adaptive reuse projects are growing in popularity across the United States and make up a majority of architects’ billings in recent years. On ...

A n old hotel turned into trendy apartments; a restaurant built in a former bank; and a warehouse divided into cool office spaces are three prime examples of adaptive reuse. In today’s climate of ...

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have gained planning permission for the proposed extension and full refurbishment of the Grade II-listed Hammersmith Town Hall in London. A joint venture with ...

Penn’s Architecture department hosted a panel at the Weitzman School of Design to discuss the practice of adaptively converting vacant office buildings into residential units in cities. Weitzman ...

The timber structure features branching columns and intricate joinery inside a 19th-century stable ruin, highlighting the school’s learn-by-doing approach. Perkins&Will's Robert Goodwin and the ...

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An expected change to the city’s adaptive reuse rules could clear the way for converting a broader pool of the city’s buildings into housing, a privilege that has historically been reserved for older ...

Cities across the country are grappling with the changing fabric of downtowns and other close-in neighborhoods as office usage remains stagnant and housing prices stay stubbornly high. In Denver and ...

In the rapidly shifting field of development, the persistent trend towards demolishing and replacing our older structures in favor of new construction continues to overlook the immense value inherent ...

Thousands of retail stores have been shuttered in the past few years, and more are on the way. These vacant sites and others—from restaurants to municipal fire houses—can often be converted into ...

This article was originally published on Common Edge. California, as with most American states, has a housing crisis. Unlike the rest of the country, it is actually working to ameliorate the situation ...