Commercial-to-residential conversion offers potential for affordable housing in California. 8,000-16,000 new homes could be built in LA with 10% office space conversion. Adaptive reuse requires existing structure, functional obsolescence, and change of use. Commercial buildings typically have shallower floor plates and better exterior exposure
Brother Klaus Field Chapel in Wachendorf features 112 tree trunk tent structure. Kolumba Art Museum in Cologne presents changing juxtapositions of ancient and modern art. Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2000 constructed from 144 km of sustainable timber. Kunsthaus Bregenz uses etched glass shingles to direct daylight into four exhibition floors
Adaptive reuse repurposes existing buildings for new programs. Solution to climate change and resource scarcity challenges. Preserves heritage while reducing environmental impact
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the power station in 1929-1933. Station supplied 1/5 of London's electricity and powered major landmarks. Decommissioned in 1983, multiple redevelopment attempts failed
Construction began in Rome, NY on July 4, 1817. Canal was originally called "Clinton's Big Ditch". Project was proposed in 1768 to connect Hudson River to Lake Ontario. Completed in 1825, linking Lake Erie to Hudson River
Completed in 1978 by Charles Moore and Perez Architects. Located behind American Italian Cultural Center in downtown New Orleans. Designed as a public monument to Italian immigrant experience. Features fountain shaped like Italian peninsula surrounded by colonnades