An expected change to the city’s adaptive reuse rules could clear the way for converting a broader pool of the city’s buildings into housing, a privilege that has historically been reserved for older ...

In an age where developers are exploring urban expansion with an eye toward adopting more sustainable building practices, adaptive reuse has emerged as a beacon, offering benefits that positively ...

Penn’s Architecture department hosted a panel at the Weitzman School of Design to discuss the practice of adaptively converting vacant office buildings into residential units in cities. Weitzman ...

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Abandoned buildings have a deeply negative impact on their surrounding areas, so why aren’t more of them restored? Here's what some specialists think. The pandemic has challenged the construction ...

In 2021, FitzGerald completed renovations on Millennium on LaSalle, a 14-story building in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. Originally built in 1902, the former office building now comprises 211 apartment ...

Some residential conversions are gargantuan in size, most typified by the planned transformation of 219 and 235 East 42nd Street into a record 1,600 rental apartments. But conversions come in many ...

The passage of time will alter, erode, and in most cases, degrade any architectural structure. Whether this be the result of climate, adaptation, misuse, or even war, all buildings are subject to the ...

Multifamily construction has sped up in the last two years to meet pandemic-fueled demand. At the same time, work-from-home arrangements that came as a result of the health crisis also spurred ...

Not long ago, downtown Los Angeles was a residential dead zone. Not anymore. Over the past several years, more than 10,000 condo and apartment units have been developed, with others on the way thanks ...

We are rapidly running out of old warehouse buildings to renovate, and selling space in the glassy towers of the central business district is difficult as corporate buildings become less and less ...