See Inside the Home Studio of a Westbeth Residence Artist at the Former Bell Labs Compound
Join Untapped Cities for a special look inside the home and studio of an artist resident at Westbeth on a behind-the-scenes tour!
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Toronto’s Distillery District Mixes Victorian Architecture with Modern Design
In Toronto’s Distillery District is the continent’s best-preserved collection of Victorian industrial architecture, offering visitors a glimpse into the 19th century.
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5 Repurposed NYC Former Synagogues
Many of NYC’s synagogues have been repurposed into condos, churches, community centers and nightclubs: Angel Orensantz, Meseritz Shul, Deity, Mount Olivet.
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Ten Proposals for Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Empire Stores, 7 Historic Waterfront Warehouses
Team 8’s proposal for the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Empire Stores Warehouses
The plans for Brooklyn today leave no space undeveloped. Luckily, the borough often does redevelopment correctly – with proper homage to the history of the place where the redevelopment occurs.
For years, the seven Empire Stores coffee warehouses, dating back to 1869, have been falling into …
MoreThe 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 community and jazz scene in South Central Los Angeles. Our friends at phenomenal architecture and real estate blog Curbed alerted us to the most recent developments at the legendary former Dunbar …
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Rome’s Centrale Montemartini Museum – Gods among the Machines
All photos by Ellen Ryan
The idea of re-purposing outmoded structures for cultural purposes is not a new one, but the marriage of industrial architecture and classical archaeology of the Centrale Montemartini Museum in Rome achieves a particular alchemy that is worth seeking out. Visiting the museum provides, as the curators so eloquently put …
MoreBerlin’s Stattbad: A Former Pool Repurposed as Cultural Center
Stattbad (formerly Sadtbad Wedding) is a former pool that now hosts cultural events like DJ sets, ephemeral abstract art and street art installations.
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