Bucharest's MARe Museum Is a Ghostly Shadow of Its Nation's Dark History
The museum, which seeks to generate conversations about Romania's communist past, re-creates the house of a ruthless government minister.
Preservation
Reno's Only Boutique Hotel Blends High Design with Local History
An entrepreneur and Reno native tapped San Francisco–based Studio BBA to transform a modest historic complex into The Jesse, a six-room hotel with food and beverage venues.
Barbara Bestor Rehabs an Unfinished Masterpiece by John Lautner
The Silvertop House was begun in 1956 but never completed to Lautner's original plans; Bestor consulted archives at the Getty to design a sensitive 21st-century extrapolation of his vision.
In Lowell, Massachusetts, a Historic Facade Now Conceals a Modern Theater
As part of a $20 million gut renovation, Leers Weinzapfel Associates inserted a 20,000-square-foot egg-shaped theater into this 1876 building.
This Bookless Library Devotes an Entire Building to Makerspaces
Designed by Toronto-based RDH Architects (RDHA) and located in Cambridge, Ontario, the library sits within a limestone building originally constructed in 1885.
Design Cities 2019: Fukuoka, Japan
After a three-year renovation, the Fukuoka Art Museum reflects the coastal city’s international links, both past and present.
Chain Mail Now Protects Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Renowned Hill House
London studio Carmody Groarke designed a steel chain mail enclosure—with no less than 29,000 square feet of mail—that shields the Arts & Crafts masterpiece from water damage.
With Its Painstaking Restoration, Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center Gets a Second Life
Beyer Blinder Belle led the restoration, which included asbestos abatement, re-creating original architecture, adding ADA accessibility, and more.
How Two Getty Initiatives Are Saving Global Modernist Heritage
The Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative (CMAI) and Keeping It Modern grant are dedicated to supporting new methods and technologies for the conservation of Modernist buildings.
Barcelona's Stunning Art Nouveau Casa Burés Receives Restoration
Estudio vilablanch led the effort to preserve and revitalize the 1905 building, which was converted into luxury apartments.
L.A.'s Flourishing Hospitality Industry Is Embracing Historic Architecture
Metropolis speaks with Historic Resources Group, 213 Hospitality, Design, Bitches, and other key hospitality designers and developers working in the city.
The Hospitality Industry Is Increasingly Stepping Up to Reuse Historic Buildings
Metropolis speaks with Andrew Zobler, CEO of hospitality-focused company Sydell Group, on the industry's growing regard for investing in history.
Diamond Schmitt Architects Adapts a Historic Train Station for the Canadian Senate
The project leverages the building's opulent elegance, inserting strong nation-building imagery to create a new civic space and provisional home for the Senate.
Dartmouth's Hood Museum Gets Its $50 Million Expansion From Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Unveiled in January, the design smooths out the original building's irregularities while increasing gallery space by 42 percent and creating three new classrooms.
John Soane's Sumptuous Architecture Is Restored at Pitzhanger Manor
Previous renovations had nearly wiped out Soane's interiors at this mansion, but a three-year project revived his designs and installed a new, modern art gallery.
For the Atlanta-Based Firm BLDGS, No Building Is Beyond Rescuing
While Atlanta is a developer-driven architecture market, BLDGS has managed to carve out a niche, building close ties with the city’s nonprofits and organizations.
Shinola Opens the New Shinola Hotel, a Showcase of American Design
The 129-room hotel, opened yesterday, offers fashionable digs in the heart of downtown Detroit.
How Gensler Updated the Inimitable Ford Foundation Headquarters
The 415,000-square-foot, $200-million renovation was prompted by code violations, but the subsequent update also honored its architects' original designs.
Just In: Snøhetta Unveils New Design Proposal for Philip Johnson’s AT&T Building
After its first design proposal for the now-landmarked Postmodern icon incited outcry from preservationists, the firm has revealed a pared-down revision, one that invites history and the public back in.
The Historic Times Square Theater Prepares for Its Second Act
Beyer Blinder Belle teams up with Stillman International Development to re-envision the Times Square Theater, the last in a series of historic renovations on the famed block.
