retained and re-enveloped with a timber faced pressure laminate rainscreen over a structurally insulated panel system (SIPS). Through incorporating the balconies as part of the living rooms, and introducing floor to ceiling windows that wrap around the corners offering impressive views, the original identity of the towers is rejuvenated.
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Three Towers | Lance Routh - 1 views
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reform of social housing estates in Manchester
Jardim Edite Social Housing Complex by MMBB and H+F Arquitetos - 1 views
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Brazilian studios MMBB and H+F Arquitetos reference tower blocks from the 1960s with this social housing complex flanking the Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge in São Paulo
The Last Tower | Harper's Magazine - 0 views
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Anecdotal account of the history of Chicago's "Plan for Transformation" and it's effect on former public housing (Cabrini Green) residents
Tour Bois-le-Prêtre renovation by Frédéric Druot and Lacaton & Vassal - 0 views
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This renovation of a crumbling 1960s tower block in Paris nicknamed "Alcatraz" topped the architecture category of this year's Designs of the Year Awards and is in the running for the top prize to be announced tonight (+ slideshow).
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The Westwood Tower is situated in a prime location on the Orchard Road, Singapore's Champs-Elysées. MVRDV propose an intensive refurbishment, revamping the tower to give it a new iconic expression which maintains the modest qualities of the existing layout.
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