idearch studio restores historic Menorcan estate

Madrid-based idearch studio has completed the restoration of Son Martorell, a long-abandoned rural estate in Menorca dating from 1886. The project is set within a traditional Menorcan lloc – an agricultural holding historically associated with farming and livestock, where architecture is closely connected to the landscape and local building traditions. Traditionally, these estates were shaped […] The post idearch studio restores historic Menorcan estate appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

Scottish Prison Service conservation strategy

The Architects’ Journal Scottish Prison Service conservation strategy The Scottish Prison Service is seeking a multidisciplinary supplier for a new 12-month commission to prepare conservation strategies for three historic prisons [Deadline: 6 October 2026] The post Scottish Prison Service conservation strategy appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Merlin Fulcher

Historic campus hall gets new purpose

Lincoln University's Cresson Hall, a building constructed in 1856, underwent exterior and interior rehabilitation. See its transformation. The post Historic campus hall gets new purpose appeared first on Construction Specifier.

Historic Hangar at San Francisco International Airport Will Get Upgrade

STV joins progressive design-build team as it begins initial steps.

The Winchester puzzle: can Peter Barber and his team break a historic deadlock?

The Architects’ Journal The Winchester puzzle: can Peter Barber and his team break a historic deadlock? Efforts to revamp the run-down centre of Winchester have come to grief time and time again, torpedoed by legal rows and local resistance. Now a team of all-star architects is hoping a new approach will succeed The post The Winchester puzzle: can Peter Barber and his team break a historic deadlock? appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

Unbuild Better: A case study in deconstruction

AAP's Felix Heisel, supported by an Einhorn Center grant, is leading a team in the deconstruction of one of 11 houses being removed to make way for the Catherine Commons development in Collegetown. The project is a local case study promoting a more sustainable ("circular economy") approach to building materials, and is expected to inform a proposed local ordnance that, if enacted, would make Ithaca one of a small number of U.S. cities requiring deconstruction for certain buildings.

Currie & Brown - 2022, what to expect from the global construction industry

Over the past 12 months, Currie & Brown construction cost experts around the world have reported consistent construction trends and headwinds. Common experiences in all regions were post-pandemic recovery and historic increases in construction material prices. Looking forward, the typical expectation is for material costs to begin normalizing, with some regions projecting that labour shortages will take the hot seat once again

Design & Architecture: Woolwich Elizabeth line station

Woolwich station opens onto a generous forecourt and the greenery of Dial Arch Square. The station includes design references to the history of the Royal Arsenal site including cladding to the exterior with a pattern of memorial coins which were produced at this location for the families of the fallen in the Great War.

HS2 Restoring one of the World’s Oldest Railway Buildings

HS2 have announced the start of a major refurbishment project to restore the Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street Station in Birmingham, one of the world's oldest surviving pieces of monumental railway architecture.

HS2 Historic railway roundhouse discovered at Curzon Street station

In early 2020, HS2 unearthed what is thought to be the world’s oldest railway roundhouse on the site of the new Birmingham Curzon Street station. Designed by 19th century engineer Robert Stephenson, it was first operational in 1837.

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