three takes on architecture

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A SMART STANCE ON OLD STRUCTURES

Adaptive reuse is the process of adapting old structures for purposes other than those initially intended. Through adaptive reuse we can retrofit old buildings to fulfill new uses. It preserves the heritage of a site, it is cheaper than creating an entirely new building, and is environmentally friendly . Some notable examples of adaptive reuse include:

http://www.thehighline.org/

The High Line is a 1.45-mile New York City park built on a section of the former elevated freight railroad (1930’s) of the West Side Line, along the lower west side of Manhattan.

the historic brick structure of the Western Metal Supply Co. building at 7th Avenue (between K and L Streets) was preserved and incorporated into the design of PETCO Park, the new baseball-only ballpark of the San Diego Padres, and can be prominently seen in the left-field corner of that ballpark. It now houses the team's flagship gift shop, luxury rental suites, a restaurant and rooftop bleachers, and its southeast corner serves as the ballpark's left field foul pole.

AND A SPRINKLE OF URBAN HOUSING