Looks great, smells better! Adaptive reuse will transform a sewage treatment plant in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, into a multi-functional cultural…
Adaptive Reuse
Dilapidated prisons, sewage plants, disused railroads and shoe factories. These are just a few of the abandoned and deteriorating places…
Have you ever visited a harbor bustling with barges, cranes and sunburned dock workers and thought, ‘I wish I could…
Boats can’t hold water forever, and once they’re brought on land, most never return to usefulness. But a little imagination…
Most of the world’s castles, dating back as far as the dark ages, have crumbled into ruin. But there are…
Not long ago, what remained of the Shihlin paper factory in Taipei was in ruins, nearly lost to time. Left…
If an abandoned nuclear power plant doesn’t sound like a fun place to spend an afternoon with the family, you…
Silvery barn wood, exposed timbers, the sense of history and pastoral contentment – rural ruins have a lot to offer,…
Ultra-portable and long-lasting, shipping containers are ideal building blocks for prefabricated eco-friendly architecture. From emergency shelters in disaster areas to…
For decades, Staten Island – a borough of New York City – has been associated with stink. That’s because it’s…