Category list : Adaptive re-use
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Kraftwerk: C-Mine Cultural Centre, Genk, Belgium by 51N4E Subscription
Grappling with the familiar dilemma of how to shape a post-industrial future, this former powerhouse in the mining town of Genk has metamorphosed into a new cultural centre
House of Holland: The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by Cruz y OrtizSubscription
Beyond the art and architecture, the remodelling of the Rijksmuseum is underscored by how the Netherlands wants to present itself to the world
Split house, China by Neri & Hu Design and Research OfficeSubscription
Highly Commended: A local building type is imaginitively rennovated to reveal diaphanous spaces that reveal furtive glimpes of chinese domestic life
White Out: Rotor installation in Ghent, Belgium Subscription
A smear of paint transforms former bunkers on Ghent’s docks into a sequence of public spaces − and also into a critique of regeneration
Palais de Tokyo rejuvenated in Paris by Lacaton & VassalSubscription
Beneath the monumental streamlined grandeur of the Palais de Tokyo lurks an evocatively rough and raw building carcass now recolonised as a museum for contemporary creation
Lacaton & Vassal's revitalisation of a Parisian tower blockSubscription
The striking transformation of a run-down tower in northern Paris suggests an alternative approach to the physical and social redevelopment of decaying post-war housing
Shima Kitchen by Atelier Ryo Abe, Teshima Island, Japan
Emerging Architecture Awards 2010: Winner
Chopo Museum by TEN Arquitectos, Mexico City, MexicoSubscription
A 100-year-old iron and glass pavilion gets a new least of life through TEN Arquitectos’ bold yet simple building-within-a-building. Photography by Luis Goroda
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