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Adaptive Reuse of Older Buildings
Old buildings often outlive their original purposes. Adaptive Reuseis a process that adapts buildings for new uses while retaining their historic features. Follow these links to see some famous examples of adaptive re-use, and to find out how adaptive reuse relates to historic preservation and sustainable development.
Reinventing a Power Plant: The Tate Modern
Looming over the Thames River in London, the oil-fired Bankside Power Plant was an expanse of ugly brown bricks and abandoned space. Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron transformed it into the Gallery of Modern Art for the Tate Museum.
Guidelines for Adaptive Re-Use
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation presents the accepted general guidelines of adaptive reuse of historic buildings in the United States.
Trash or Treasure?
Old building parts find a new life when you use architectural salvage for your construction project. Find tips here.