Adaptive Reuse
10 Repurposed Synagogues in NYC
The architecture of New York City changes and adapts to the ever-changing lifestyles of New Yorkers. Many buildings, whether they
New Designs Revealed for Children’s Museum of Manhattan
After receiving unanimous approval by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, plans for the new Children’s Museum of Manhattan inside the
See Inside the Home Studio of a Westbeth Residence Artist at the Former Bell Labs Compound
Westbeth Artist Housing, a 13-building complex in the West Village, provides dynamic living and working spaces for 384 multi-disciplined artists.
Toronto’s Distillery District Mixes Victorian Architecture with Modern Design
In Toronto’s pedestrian-only Distillery District the continent’s best-preserved collection of Victorian industrial architecture has been brilliantly restored. The
5 Repurposed NYC Former Synagogues
In response to our roundup of NYC church conversions a few weeks ago, Untapped Cities reader Ellen Levitt pointed out
Ten Proposals for Brooklyn Bridge Park's Empire Stores, 7 Historic Waterfront Warehouses
The plans for Brooklyn today leave no space undeveloped. Luckily, the borough often does redevelopment correctly – with proper homage to
The Dunbar Hotel, A Legendary Jazz Spot in LA is Transformed into a Senior Citizens' Center
An unlikely group – Los Angeles’ senior citizens – are indirectly saving a building that was once the heart of the black
Rome’s Centrale Montemartini Museum – Gods among the Machines
The idea of re-purposing outmoded structures for cultural purposes is not a new one, but the marriage of industrial architecture
Berlin’s Stattbad: A Former Pool Repurposed as Cultural Center
Designed by the renown German architect Ludwig Hoffmann, Stattbad (formerly Sadtbad Wedding) – which has nothing to do with marriage but
