Reconstruction Awards
Photo: Raj Das Photography
A 1915 castle on BU’s campus is carefully restored for alumni events.
Photo: IMOTO Photo
This post-Katrina project has become a citadel of the arts and education in the Crescent City....
Photo: Connie Zhou
The hangar that once housed the Spruce Goose is adapted to meet a tech giant’s workplace needs....
Photo: Smithsonian Institution
The new enclosed FossiLab gives visitors a glimpse into the exacting work of Smithsonian scientis...
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Photo: David Mitchell
A dormant, 1960s-era flight center is converted into a snazzy hotel and conference facility.
Wooden accents in the staircase offset the mostly white space and help to define programmatic elements. Photos: Cory Klein Photography
Senior living clubhouse becomes a modern library in central Ohio.
Brick on the south and west elevations was replaced with glazing to bring in sunlight.
A long-forgotten five-and-dime store becomes a speculative office property in Minnesota’s capita...
The Revolution Hotel team stained the floor with a bold Mid-Century Modern pattern, designed by Adam&Co and Mark Grundig. The murals are by Tristan Eaton.
Once a 1950s-era YWCA, The Revolution is now a hip new hotel in The Hub.
All Photos: Karen Fuchs Photography
A project team converts a 1960s industrial structure into a Class A office gem.
The new concert hall has hosted Excision, Pentatonix, John Legend, and, most appropriately, The Revivalists. Photo: Live Nation.
An early 20th-century opera house now hosts concerts from Disney Acapella to Weezer.
Photos: Tom Rossiter
Project team goes all out for LEED Platinum and the Living Building Challenge.
The Great Hall of Chicago’s Union Station. The skylight was retrofitted with 858 panes of high-efficiency glass. All photos: : Amtrak & Goettsch Partners
What’s the cure for a leaky skylight? Another skylight built above it, of course.
The east façade of the Ottawa train station, now the new home of Canada’s Senate.
Canada’s Senate gets an interim home in what was once the capital’s main train station.
Corten steel canopies along the 764-foot façade mark new entrances into Springfield Technical Community College. All photos: Chuck Choi
College unites student services under one roof.
The reconstruction of the Paint Factory, built in 1947, creates a mixed-use development that has been a catalyst for new construction in the surrounding community. All photos: Ken West Photography.
An enlightened A/E firm is spurring redevelopment in an old industrial section of Little Rock....
The restoration of Union Terminal and the massive fountain at its entrance took 2½ years. The rotunda spans 180 feet. Eight mosaic and 22 painted murals were restored. Photo: Brad Feinknopf.
Painstaking care went into restoring Cincinnati’s train terminal/museum complex.
The west entrance of the museum is laid onto the landscape and inserted into the topography. All photos: Paul Colletti Photography/©IMEG Corp
The project team used its creativity to overcome floods and other obstacles to construction.
Once a four-story, precast concrete box, the Zachry has become a campus threshold and gateway. All photos: Randy Braley Photography
Texas A&M’s engineering school builds for future growth.
The 1906 bank’s limestone façade and colossal engaged columns. All photos: Todd Mason/Halkin Mason Photography.
New headquarters mixes old and new to help this fast-growth company attract top talent.
The copper-clad spire of the five-story Pinnacle Penthouse has a private elevator, two sets of stairs, and a great room with a 24-foot vaulted ceiling and a 360-degree view of Manhattan. All photos: Ralph D'Angelo / Cig Digital Inc.
The one-time tallest building in the world is now home to an exclusive residential clientele.
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Wrigley Field, looking northeast toward Lake Michigan. Two new digital scoreboards flank the traditional scoreboard whose numbers are manipulated by hand. All photos: Mark Ballogg/Ballogg Photography.
Venerable Wrigley Field is raised up in a top-to-bottom restoration that took five years to compl...
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An aerial view of MGM Springfield’s campus. The elaborate masonry of the State Armory building (at left, in foreground) was renovated and re-supported to serve as a new entertainment venue for the development. Photo: CHODOS, Inc.
Can a new resort and casino pump life into a city once renowned as the nation’s arms maker?
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Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, Tenn.
Only projects completed or occupied between January 1, 2018 and July 12, 2019 are eligible.
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
The 2019 Reconstruction Awards recognize the best reconstructed, renovated, or remodeled projects...
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The Kipnes Lantern. Younes Bounhar, Doublespace Photography
Cincinnati Music Hall, MASS MoCA Building 6, and 20 Times Square are just a few of the projects r...
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These four projects won honorable mentions in BD+C's 2018 Reconstruction Awards.
