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• Fichte-Bunker: Adaptive Reuse Transforms 19th Century Gasometer into 21st Century Apartments

  In Architecture / By Alexandra Smith / 14 March 2013

  

  The Fichte-Bunker in Berlin, Germany, is a 19th century gasometer and former World War Two air raid shelter that has been transformed into some extremely chic homes.

   

• Forget Steampunk Trains! Check Out This Awesome Steampunk Station

  In Architecture / By Tom / 9 March 2013

  

  The idea of a steampunk train isn’t exactly new. Indeed, as the Industrial Revolution demonstrated, the concept was a good one that revolutionised transportation. But what about a steampunk station?

   

• Bloomingdale Trail: Transforming an Abandoned Chicago Railroad into a Linear Urban Park

  In Architecture / By Tom / 7 March 2013

  

  Linear urban parks utilising abandoned railway infrastructure are becoming increasingly popular, and Chicago’s Bloomingdale Trail (along with the QueensWay in NYC) could be the latest addition.

   

• Turquoise Island: Half-Florist, Half-Toilet in London’s Notting Hill

  In Architecture / By Alex Williams / 20 February 2013

  

  Designed by the quirky and modernist architect Piers Gough (who designed many of the Canary Wharf buildings) in 1993, this half-toilet half-florist was commissioned by local resident John Scott

   

• St Dunstan-in-the-East: Bombed-Out Church Re-imagined as Peaceful Urban Garden

  In Architecture / By Tom / 30 January 2013

  

  One bombed-out ruin that has been positively reimagined for the postwar world is the church of St Dunstan-in-the-East in the City of London. Destroyed during the Blitz, it’s now a public garden.

   

• New York’s First Subterranean Park: The Proposed ‘Lowline’ beneath Manhattan

  In Architecture / By Alexandra Smith / 29 January 2013

  

  Dan Barrasch and James Ramsey have proposed a mini utopia below the streets of Manhattan in the form of the ‘Lowline’, a repurposed streetcar depot abandoned since 1948.

   

• Neat Fire Escape Behind Thistle Street, Edinburgh

  In Architecture / By Tom / 23 January 2013

  

  Fire escapes are designed to serve a purpose and one purpose only, but that doesn’t mean they must be ugly. This Edinburgh fire escape is a neat solution to public safety in a confined space.

   

• The Madrid Rio Project: Adaptive Reuse Transforms former Road into Urban Park

  In Architecture / By Sarah / 26 December 2012

  

  The Madrid Rio Project started when the section of the city’s ring road which ran parallel to the Manzanares River was moved underground, resulting in an empty stretch of land reaching 10 kilometres in length.

   

• The Temple: Victorian Toilet transformed into a Quirky Bar (Manchester, UK)

  In Architecture / By Tom / 10 December 2012

  

  We’re big fans of adaptive reuse at Urban Ghosts and The Temple – a converted gentleman’s toilet from the Victorian-era – at 100 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, is a fine example.

   

• Silo 468: Helsinki Light Art Installation Crafted From Abandoned Oil Silo

  In Art / By Alex Williams / 30 November 2012

  

  Welcome to Silo 468, a landmark light art installation in central Helsinki, crafted from an abandoned oil silo, which aims to kick-start a major urban regeneration scheme in the Finnish capital.

   

• Upminster Old Chapel Under Restoration after Discovery of Unexploded World War Two Bombs

  In Architecture / By George / 15 November 2012

  

  Several weeks ago leading up to October 31st, it suddenly seemed apt to go and investigate the abandoned remains of Upminster Old Chapel, now being restored after the discovery of WW2 bombs.

   

• Under the Bridge: a Picture Dictionary of Grotesque Human Expressions

  In Architecture / By Victoria Yonkova / 30 October 2012

  

  The grimacing parade of 381 grotesque stone heads under the oldest Parisian bridge is hardly something you see every day, but the mascarons are a well known landmark in the French capital.

   

• NYC Realtor & Photographer Tim Simmons captures the Ornate Fire Escapes of Hell’s Kitchen

  In Architecture / By Tom / 29 October 2012

  

  To many, fire escapes are utilitarian structures with little physical appeal. But in New York City, they’re as much a part of the street scene as yellow cabs and the Empire State Building.

   

• The ‘Shell Cottage’ Film Set from Harry Potter and the Dealthly Hallows (now Demolished)

  In Architecture / By Tom / 23 October 2012

  

  The Shell Cottage was constructed around 2009 as a set for the film version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now demolished, these images show the set in the sand dunes of Pembrokeshire, Wales.

   

• Vintage Tractor Seat Repurposed as Bar Stool in Edinburgh Pub

  In Architecture / By Tom / 22 October 2012

  

  It wasn’t the most comfortable seat in the world, and as a result I stood up and actually took notice – there in front of me was a vintage tractor seat turned bar stool.