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All M.F.A. students in Interior Architecture complete theses. Theses cover a wide range of topics within interior architecture and reflect the variety of student research interests. The thesis topic is developed by the student in concert with her/ his faculty in the first year of study. The following theses have been completed by graduate students since 1990. All IAR theses since 2005 are available online through the UNCG Library .

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Interior Architecture Masters Theses

• Master of Arts (MA) in Adaptive Reuse, a one-year+ program

• Master of Design (MDes) in Interior Studies / Adaptive Reuse, a two-year+ program

• Master of Design (MDes) in Interior Studies / Exhibition + Narrative Environments, a two-year+ program

Both programs take an innovative and progressive approach to addressing design issues intrinsic to the reuse and transformation of existing structures. US News & World Report and Design Intelligence have both ranked RISD’s Interior Architecture programs among the top in the country.

Each MA candidate produces a final project that begins with a research component in the fall and evolves into a studio/design project in the spring. MDes candidates demonstrate competency through self-directed Degree Projects that include a seminar on theory, a research component and a studio component. Each DP focuses on the transformation of an existing structure of their choice in the city of Providence. All MA and MDes candidates also participate in the RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition , a large-scale public show held annually.

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Theses from 2023 2023

the people's food project , Grace Barrett

Kala in my Moholla - art in my neighborhood , Priyata Bosamia

Nature as Material, Time as Tool , Chuchu Chen

FROM VAULT TO PLATFORM （Democratizing Museums through the Lens of the Metaverse）） , Zhaoyang Cui

Intensifying the Experience of Contemporary Art , Wanjin Feng

Manifesto of Poor Images: Re-imagine Guggenheim in the Post-digital Age , Mengning He

Adding Subtraction: Wasting Time in Space , Daeun Kim

NEW CHAPTER , Gunju Kim

A Cloud Above , Jiwon Kim

Greening Seoul : A New Toolkit for Adaptive Reuse , Woojae Kim

A.R. Futuristic Scenario in Seun , Yookyung Lee

Eviction to Placement: Rethinking the current supportive housing systems for hidden homeless families , Fang-Min Liou

The Mobile Senior University , YOUSHURUI LI

making pla(y)ces: softening the city through play , Shivani Pinapotu

Interstice , Shravan Rao

Overlooked Modi Vivendi , Natalia Silva

Chinese tea ceremony spirit revival , Hongli Song

Nurturing Haven: A Safe Place for Single Mothers , Meng Su

A Day Stood Still , Yuting Sun

Imaginatorium for children with visual impairment , Xueyun Tang

Reconcile Liminality , Zefeng Wang

Illusion of Consumption, Architectural Rebellion: Unraveling the Maze of Consumption , Xinjie Xiang

Beyond Burial - Transforming Death: A New Ritual of Farewell and the Ecological Return of the Body to Nature , Chang Xie

Interactive Architecture - Intervention of Virtual Business on Commercial Space , Yihao George Xu

On the Power of Attainable Architecture Community Engagement and Interaction through Architecture: A New Approach to Architectural Exhibitions , Jianing Yang

Glowing Under the Bridge—A Healing Space for Wounded Souls , Ruier Zhao

Moving Narration: A journey through history , Yincheng Zhu

Finding Psychological Healing in College Settings , Dici Zou

Theses from 2022 2022

Notes in improvisation : Spatializing Black Identity through music , Esther Akintoye

Dying differently: designing a death-oriented psychedelic treatment center , Grace Caiazza

Blurred lines : Border crossing between Macau and Zhuhai , Weiwei Chen

Regenerative residences: shrinking stress levels in the sky , Peter de Lande Long

Adaptive reduce: forging architectural futures through degrowth , Erika Kane

Unfolding embodied experience: a process-driven immersive exhibition design model , Mooa Seongah Kang

Block Chain Home , Jonggun Lee

Last sunset : design to alleviate social isolation for Chinese elderly , Linghui Li

Rebuilding Collective effervescence : a "Ballroom" for post-pandemic revelry , Di Ma

Re:Connection: exercises in unplugging and mindfully reconnecting , E. J. Roseman

Dear City, give me some space; creating space for ephemeral forces in a city , Abinaya Sivaprakasam Thamilarasan

From invisible to visible: the third wave/way of intervention for Dashilar , Jiali Tian

Endless construction : occupant activism and authorship , Jiayi Wang

Beyond Spectacle : parametric design to life in space , Ding Xu

Design for designers : An incubator for young designers to grow , Jiajie Yang

The Cthulhu Journey : storytelling through an architectural immersive experience , Rui Zhang

Theses from 2021 2021

Posthuman ecologies , Christine Chang

Loneliness / Togetherness : Interiority and connection under isolation , Huaqin Chen

Space between memories: pause , Young Jae Cho

Cultural acupuncture: decentralization and deocratization in Chinese exhibition design , Ruohan Duan

Adaptive reuse as evidence of scientific progress: recontextualizing a space for growing knowledge , Kayci Gallagher

Reclaiming modern architecture: an urban visual narrative of Kuwait City , Yara Hadi

Unraveling the living: reframing cramped housing as a social living , Dong-zoo Han

Beyond pasta: understanding Italian American culinary culture in Federal Hill , Chufan He

Going back , Zhiyi Hilary He

Augmented city , Xing Huan

Woven healing: reimagining the rural health center , Mahasweta Jayachandran

Living · Sharing · Connecting : rebirth of Longchang Apartments Heritage Community , Linhong Jiang

Migrating architecture: vernacular futurism , Yichu Jiang

The second home: breaking the cycle of lonely death , Woohee Kim

Reinforcing connection within collective housing: a new vision of Red Steel City , Guangyi Niu

Ascents and descents in the 21st Century: restoring Chand Baori , Japneet Pahwa

Nossa quadra, nossa historia: the power of collaborative and communal outdoor spaces as a tool for belonging & agency , Rebecca Maria Pepl

Terminal: through the "windows" of a Tram Car Museum , Yuyi Si

Ritualizing of space in the 21st century: fostering of communal identity through celebration of Tamil culture , Mridula Swaminathan

Sensory refreshment: TCM reconsidered , Ni Tang

Remember me: how we can modify the home for people with dementia , Wenjin Wang

The retrieval of memory: holding time in the Shanghai gasometers , Liman Wei

Fostering cultural understanding: mirroring ways of living in Providence, RI, USA and Beijing, PRC , Jiarui Tina Wu

The future of Beijing urban courtyards , Zhuoqi Xu

Remembering Chinatown: a fusion of food, identity, & memory , Robert Yang

Overflowing boundaries: competition and mutualism in urban villages , Chen Zhang

Rural acupuncture: carefully introducing tourism within an underground village , Shangyun Zhou

Theses from 2020 2020

Lacunae in the urban landscape , Meriem Aiouna

Melting away - Ilha Formosa , Hao-Chun Chang

Behind appearance : hidden dimensions in the work of Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee , Ning Ding

Realistic utopia : utopian architecture exhibition at Arcosanti , Xiao Fang

Contextualize , Jiaai He

Community pop-up galleries : the instruction manual , Mary Iorio

Living under surveillance , Fan Jia

Urban memory : Beijing City wall ruins reconstruction & exhibition , Yuan Jin

Dialogue across time : Atlanta, 1996 and 2020 , Qianyu Liu

Exploration and autonomy : wild children in the city , Xiaojie Li

Getting closer : exploring re-contextualization in exhibition , Yiran Mu

Generating tension : memorial of sexual slavery , Mary Park

Ciudad informal : a new model for urban living , Rebeca Isabel Peña Reinoza

The milky way : agritourism on a Chinese dairy farm , Wanyue Qiao

Reactivating street life : fostering more communal interaction in Longtang , Ziyang Qiu

Banoo-Serai : an all women sanctuary , Kimia Rahnavardi

Envisioning work : an autism friendly and anxiety free office , Naixin Ren

Re-connect , Xin Ren

Creating a safe haven : a study on coastal resilience in a time of climate change & sea-level rise in the Philippines , Maria Carla Victoria M. Sebastian

Unite the divided : the transition between death and life , Qing Shi

Practicing a senior living , Siyu Shuai

Re-source : Re-source your resources , Raquel Swartz

Lived-in grassland : nomadic architecture in the nomadic community of Mongolia , Linxi Wang

Living and alive : homeless shelter design , Zixu Wang

Re-occupation : buildings, ideology and decolonization in Northeastern China , Ziyu Wei

The ultimate task of public libraries : introducing architecture as pedestal , Elaine Wu

Reality behind beauty : Hayao Miyazaki's perspective of human and nature , Tianyang Wu

Individuality : enhance living in Shenzhen's urban village , Lanting Zhong

Theses from 2019 2019

[Super] structure : expanding the network / reclaiming the path , Anna Albrecht

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Parsons School of Design MFA Interior Design Thesis

Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design | Thesis 2011

Focused design research on an aspect of the interior design field that is most significant to each individual student is the focus of graduate thesis. With the guidance of thesis faculty, research and investigation aim to advance the theoretical, technical, material and/or formal state of knowledge in the field of interior design. Thesis projects, which culminate in both a design proposal and a supportive written text, involve rigorous analytical thinking, critical questioning and coherent project development. These explorations synthesize some of the most important issues relevant to the field today. An acute understanding of environmental impact, human health, behavior and perception, social responsibility, historical precedent, theoretical understanding, material investigation and artistic methodologies are explored. Innovative methods and designs result in these first thesis projects.

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Thesis - Interior adaptation within the existing built environment. A comparative study of restoration, preservation and adaptive reuse

This thesis explores the fundamental aspects of interior architecture regarding the existing built environment. It focuses on the necessity of restoration, preservation and adaptive reuse as possible solutions when approaching a new project concerning an existing building. Through the study of books, current journals and relevant projects, a universal understanding is formed about approaches that can be used to react to the existing built environment. Also discussed are the more challenging situations that can arise, such as how to deal with heritage, contentious places or the concept of memory of place. Examples and case studies are worldwide to appeal to a greater audience. The thesis outlines and defines possibilities for repairing, restoring, and protecting the existing built environment while keeping them practical in the current time. Before concluding the thesis, a design project, done in conjunction with the thesis, is discussed and explores how the different approaches and interventions discussed can be used to react to a site based on the specific site’s history, value and intangible qualities.

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Ehsan Masoud

Changing and repurposing existing buildings for their continued use was quite common in the past and structurally safe buildings were adapted to meet new functions and needs. In modern conservation theory, Adaptive Reuse is an important means of preserving cultural heritage. The main question is what are the priorities and shortcomings of adaptive reuse theoretical references within interior architecture based on comparative study with Nara Document parameters. The research method of this study is qualitative, with logical argument as a strategy. The priorities were studied and then the most important weaknesses and drawbacks of these approaches to Adaptive Reuse were analyzed in a comparative study with the Nara Grid by 32 semi-structured interviews with experts in the fields of Architecture, Interior architecture and conservation. The results show four main Adaptive Reuse priorities extracted from the reviewed literature: Host Space Function, Programmatic Approach to New Use, Tech...

Inas Abdelsabour

Existing old buildings were considered as the city’s culture reminder. By the time, they could be kept via adaptation for contemporary usages. That adopting considered the context of the environmental, social and economic idea of the prior eras, related to the building’s life cycle, that guided by local solutions. This paper started with the adaptation process definition with an evaluation of a number of building’s state to bring out the different potential outcomes for discussing the future adaptation possibilities, especially that known as “alterations and extensions”. Therefore, by rethinking of the new addition’s integration into the heritage buildings will support the heritage value and fit new functions to present innovative design process approaches in the field of heritage preservation’s design. By analysing some case studies, the study achieved some criteria for designing the alterations and extensions by making them an effective component in the design of old heritage buil...

Ramola Lewis

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Natascha Meuser

The architectural monuments of every society form a part of its cultural heritage and must be preserved for future generations. Today this process involves a range of complex challenges. The conservation of monuments entails not only assessing and evaluating those monuments but also engaging in a wide range of public relations activities. The aim of this course is therefore to help students gain a good working knowledge of architectural fundamentals as well as architectural history and theory. As such, this lecture series is divided into three broad modules: • History and Theory • Methods and Tools • Concepts and Projects During the course students will undertake a great deal of research, developing their own questions and viewpoints and gaining academic insights. They will work their way through academic tasks and apply what they have learnt to investigate a research question of their own choice.

REDUCE, REUSE, RETHINK AND PRESERVE: THE REUSE OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AS A STRATEGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HERITAGE APPRECIATION (Atena Editora)

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This article seeks to explore adaptive reuse as a form of connection between the preservation of architectural and urban heritage and the sustainability of the built environment. Reuse in architecture can make the use of spaces more effective while preserving memory, as new life is given to buildings that have potential for use. Furthermore, bringing new function to an underutilized or disused historic building means avoiding complete demolition and less need for construction. Historic buildings represent much more than simply a physical construction, but also something that brings identity and character to the city and serves as a witness to the history of the place. Adaptive reuse is considered a preservation strategy; however it is only effective if it brings social fruition to the building. In this study, the category of reuse represents a new way of conceiving architecture in the 21st century. In this context, we discuss the reasons that make the reuse of architecture and urban ambience a viable alternative, in many cases, for the sustainable preservation of heritage and for the best use of a potential built environment. The criteria that make adaptive reuse an effective strategy for both environmental sustainability and heritage preservation are also presented and discussed. To be considered sustainable, adaptive reuse must preserve the historical value of the building and, at the same time, holistically bring social, economic and environmental advantages to it.

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Interior architecture is mainly concerned with adapting existing buildings to new uses and requirements. While determining the extent of intervention, the historic and cultural background of the building plays a very important role. Therefore in adaptive reuse, before starting to develop design proposals, buildings of cultural significance need to be analyzed carefully in order to determine architectural and spatial potentials. This paper aims to evaluate the process and results of a design studio, which was realized during 2014-2015 Fall Semester in the ITU Department of Interior Architecture. The main purpose of the studio experience was to create adaptive reuse proposals for a historic commercial building by focusing on the theme of “functional unity”. In the first phase of the study, course program was organized in three basic steps: analyzing spatial potential, determining compatible use and developing project proposals. At the end of every step there was a jury to evaluate each phase. Every step had its own priorities and criteria for the jury. After evaluations project proposals were classified according to their main foci as well as advantages and disadvantages of different approaches in terms of functional unity. As a result it was observed that in historic buildings there are different ways of maintaining functional unity based on the intention of the intervention. While identifying compatible use or uses for a historic building, functional unity needs to be evaluated as one of the basic design criteria in order to retain its cultural significance. This is mainly because a historic building can fully reveal it’s potential only if it is experienced and evaluated as a whole.

Esra Ozkan Yazgan

In this study, the Museum of Innocence, a personal museum fictionalized in parallel to Orhan Pamuk's novel of the same name, is examined in context of adaptive re-use on the basis of its adaptive reuse fiction directing the transformation of the Brukner Apartment. By reason of the fact that it is built both in architectural and literal fields collaterally, the Museum of Innocence has an unusual transformation story created within the intersection of fact and fiction. On that sense, as promoting an alternative way to reuse a historical house, it sets a unique example to discuss the transformation and evolution of residential environment and its sustainability within the urban context. Through the study, the transformation process of the Brukner Apartment and the dynamics of this transformation are discussed. Focusing on the method of the transformation and the content of the new usage, creation of the adaptive reuse fiction in collaboration of architecture and literature through an interdisciplinary dialog and configuration of the content of the fiction to be based on everyday life practices are highlighted. Analyzing the new spatial situation of the Museum of Innocence, success of the adaptive re-use fiction to ensure the sustainability of urban, cultural and social structure is exposed.

Jack Chongbut

Winsor house has a long standing continuous history for 100 years. It presents a unique setting especially with its architectural styles, its land use components and spatial patterns reflecting the change of their living’s patterns. The characteristics of the house is generally crowed, placed in rows and separated by narrow walkways; some ancient style wooden houses. This report is focused on the cultural significance of Winsor house and proposing a conservational plan of this house and contributing to the general understanding of its value and how to conserve the house for cultural tourism. There is need for a conservational plan to be presented to the community, local government, private and government sectors in order to set a conservational plan. These conservational and developing plans should avoid adverse impacts on the authenticity and physical aspects of cultural heritage. Clearly, there is a need to conserve its cultural heritage attractions. And this affords the opportunity to enhance tourism’s economic contribution to a community and a country. Therefore, these conservational and developing plans can be the tool to create a future in which a stable residential core is enlivened and sustained by a widespread system of retail activities, supported by essential infrastructure and community facilities and made more attractive by well-maintained open spaces and monuments.

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Welcome to the Interior Design Thesis Show 2023

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Resilience means to bounce back, to recover quickly from difficulty. Interior design graduates are prepared to face any design problem they are presented with.

Designers are constantly proposing new ideas and advancements to aid in post-pandemic recovery as well as recovery from other catastrophic events. To have resilience as designers, we pursue success by bouncing back from challenges and providing designs for a better world.

The Bachelor of Interior Design graduating class of 2023 will strive to design a resilient world. The future is resilience, the future is us.

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The Humber Student Wellness Centre

Community , Education , Healthcare​

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Healthcare​

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Farm-2-Table Culinary Center

Sofia Rivero

Culture of the 6ix

Hospitality​

Caribbean Cultural Center

Community , Hospitality​

Vanessa Parypa

The Medical Skin Cancer Center

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START Learning Center

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Community , Education , Retail​

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Emerald Living

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In the School of Architecture, students pursuing the Master of Architecture degree engage in a yearlong investigation in which they select a topical issue, develop a body of research both within and outside the discipline of architecture, and create a complete and detailed architectural design response to the topic. Master of Architecture thesis projects at Portland State range from community-focused public interest design concepts to explorations of architectural materiality and sustainability, from the poetic to the concrete and everything in between. The thesis program culminates in oral presentations to a panel of invited jurors, followed by the production of a commemorative book detailing the students' research, design process, and inspiring results.

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Sharone Tomer teaches design studios and courses on urbanism and social issues at Virginia Tech. Her work sits at the intersection of architectural history and urban studies through research that explores how architectural practices operate within and address conditions of urbanized inequality; her teaching and research focus on housing, public space, and architectural activism. Her research topics include spatial change in late-apartheid Cape Town, contested histories, and transforming spaces in Appalachia.

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Jonathan Bolch is Principal, RA, LEED AP of Woofter Bolch Architecture. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Jonathan has over 20 years of professional experience practicing and teaching architecture in a diverse array of places, including New York, Boston, Seoul, and Portland. As an architect, he has led the design effort on a wide range of project types and scales, including institutional, commercial, and residential, with a particular focus on creating enduring buildings for colleges and universities. His portfolio of educational projects includes work for leading institutions around the country, from Princeton to Portland State, from the University of Virginia to the University of Hawaii. Jonathan received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Master of Architecture from Yale University. In addition to his work as an architect, Jonathan has taught as Adjunct Faculty at the Portland State University School of Architecture since 2012.

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Elisandra is a designer, activist, and educator from Ciudad Juárez, México. Elisandra is the Director of Engagement at El Dorado Architects, a national firm with offices in Portland and Kansas City. She leads engagement and design processes for diverse project typologies, from equitable urban frameworks for communities to interior architecture grounded on Trauma-Informed design. Elisandra Garcia served as the Design for Spatial Justice Fellow at the University of Oregon School of Architecture & Environment from 2021 to 2023, where she continues to lead the Urban Violence Lab, an advanced architectural design studio that focuses on social inequities within our shared urban environment. 

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David Frazier Creates a Sense of Place and Comfort for Clients

The New York City-based designer's work emphasizes warm modernism.

Frazier set out to create a sense of place and comfort for his clients with the founding of his namesake architectural and interior design firm, David Frazier , in 2017. “As a kid, I always wanted to be an architect,” he says. “I would draw floor plans and elevations of houses and loved to study houses under construction.”

After graduating from Auburn University’s School of Architecture and completing a thesis at the school’s acclaimed design-build program Rural Studio, Frazier worked at the New York City-based design studio Meyer Davis. “It was my first job after graduation, and Will Meyer and Gray Davis were excellent bosses and mentors,” Frazier says.

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At Meyer Davis, Frazier was given “a ton of responsibility and autonomy to become a leader and design and manage projects.” He even took on the renovation of the Rosewood Hotel Group’s famed luxury resort Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands, a former island retreat of the Rockefeller family.

When designing personalized, residential interiors with an emphasis on warm modernism, Frazier finds inspiration in his travels. “I love seeing new places and how different cultures live,” says the designer, who studied abroad in Rome and goes back every chance he gets. His go-to trick for delivering a big impact on a budget is painting a room dark in “all one color in varying sheens.”

Currently, Frazier is excited to see more people valuing well-made furniture—both antiques and new pieces. He’s also thrilled about the comeback of homes and spaces with individual rooms. “No more open concept, please,” he says. “At the moment, I am most excited about a circa-1919 Neel Reid -designed home that my parents are restoring in my hometown.”

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Artist or piece of art: “ William Christenberry ’s photography that depicts the rural South.”

Local shopping destination: “ Gerald Bland , the best antiques/upholstery around.”

Online store: “ 1stDibs .”

Decor item you buy on repeat: “ Antique Louis Philippe French bookcases .”

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Buildings redefining the Architectural trends

Architecture is not just about constructing buildings, it is about shaping the world of the living and marking their existence. Amidst the set standard rules of architecture, the forms of buildings have taken a new way of expressing themselves and setting high standards. Architecture is on the road to evolution while embracing sustainability , innovation, and social responsibility and playing an important role in defining human subsistence. With innovations and technology, structures and buildings are rejuvenating the architectural world and reshaping the architectural trends. Let us look into some of the buildings that have redefined and reshaped the future of the living environment:

9 Chapel St, Brooklyn, New York, USA

A structure or a building does not define its uniqueness with its form alone, the functionality of the space also characterises it, the seamless connection between inside and outside, and easy communication. The SO-IL Architectural firm of the USA has envisioned a new way of experiencing high-rise buildings that eradicate the dark hallways and allow the user to connect with the outdoors uniquely. The planning of the structure allows every unit to act as an individual bungalow having the privileges of exterior spaces (front yard) as a part of their living areas. Additionally, it allows users to have panoramic views with the angular orientations of the units. With no rigid shape, the facade and fenestrations assist in visualising the building differently as one moves around it along with the visibility of the living and redefining the way a high-rise building is perceived.

The twist, Kistefos Museum, Norway

Amalgamating the characteristics of a bridge, a gallery, and a sculpture together forms the Twist. Situated in Norway , floating above the Randselva with a span of 60m, the building is a testimony to the future architectural era. The 1000 square metre structure is designed by the famous Bjarke Ingels Group. The structure’s design is a play of straight rigid lines subtly rotating around an axis, forming an illusion of being curvy and fluid while merging with the context. The Twist connects the two separated sections of Kistefos Sculpture Park and showcases high-class international art. The existence of this pleasing structure questions the present architecture but also redefines and inspires the trends in the architectural lifestyle. 

Domino Sugar Refinery: Rejuvenated

Creating a landmark within a beacon, the Domino sugar refinery on the Brooklyn shoreline has been brought to life after the pandemic of 2020. The old heritage of New York which focused on refining the taste sweetness of humans has changed its functionality with its inventive redesign in the year 2023. The redevelopment of the Sugar refinery while keeping the structure intact echoes the integrated approach of combining residential, commercial, and retail within an urban structure. This initiative features a distinct architectural style that blends with the context. The transformation and merging of the old brick structure to the contemporary vibrant mixed-used retail building has brought about the characteristics of adaptive reuse and preservation of old heritage sites in the architectural world.  Additionally, with the consideration of sustainability, structural revitalization has encouraged future architects and redefined architectural trends. 

Ithra, Saudi Arabia

Promoting cultural interdependence, Ithra i.e. the King Abdulaziz Center of Saudi Arabia redefines the articulation of the past, present, and future. The concept of expressing the pebble composition in a structure is a great example of inspiration from the living and the non-living. The centre encompasses three different entities with a bridge that connects all. Library, Auditorium, and the great hall effortlessly rest with the keystone suspended in the air acting as a bridge holding them together. Each entity is designed uniquely and merges with the semi-arid landscape in the surroundings. The idea of suspension, solidarity, connectivity, and individuality in a structure is an architectural achievement while shaping the world distinctly. 

Richard Gilder Center at The American Museum of Natural History

The world of living focuses on being a part of nature and having a lifestyle around it. The Richard Gilder Centre in New York emphasises keeping a strong relationship with nature with the consideration of functional and aesthetic aspects. The characteristics of fluid architectural character interconnected spaces that boldly express a biophilic design with sustainability and a sense of harmony. Amidst the traditional ideologies of building a museum, this structure creates a user-centric design with spatial organisation that redefines the conventional layouts and helps to make it more accommodating and adaptable. Constructed using shotcrete with the rib cage structural design in the interior enhances the building’s merit and increases the desire of the visitors to experience it. 

In conclusion, Architecture and its evolution are playing an important role in enhancing society for the betterment of the living. With the power to address the social issues of affordable housing and community empowerment , the architectural community assists in designing inclusive spaces that focus on buildings with equitable and resilient community spaces. Furthermore, technological innovation encourages pushing the boundaries of design and creativity beyond the standard limit while accommodating the essential qualities of sustainability and individuality and redefining a better world. 

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For Ancient Roman Baths, a Chance to Sparkle Again

After a 1,500-year dry spell, the Baths of Caracalla in Rome are being restored to their full aquatic splendor. Built in the early third century during the reigns of the emperor Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla, and inagurated in 216, they hosted as many as 8,000 visitors daily until the source of their water was destroyed by the Visigoths in the sixth century.

The renewal of the 25-acre site is a 10-year project overseen by Daniela Porro, the special superintendent of Rome, and Mirella Serlorenzi, the monument’s director. Last month, the first completed phase — the introduction of a 137-by-105-foot shallow reflecting pool known as the Water Mirror, designed by the architects Hannes Peer and Paolo Bornello — opened to the public.

In an email, Mr. Peer described being inspired by the Natatio, an Olympic-size pool in the ancient bath complex. The Water Mirror includes 20 submerged water jets fitted with reflectors that send up delicate, light-infused geysers. A stage that sits nearly flush with the pool’s surface is intended for theatrical performances, lectures and concerts.

Mr. Peer is also involved in redesigning the entrances to the monument, to bring back its connection to the urban fabric, and in adding a botanical garden, refreshment areas and other amenities. The buildings that surrounded the baths, whose walls, colonnades and large open spaces provided inspiration for the former Pennsylvania Station, among other architectural showstoppers, will be restored. “Caracalla,” he said, “is a very comprehensive and complex project.” rome.net/baths-caracalla . — ARLENE HIRST

Adding Zing to History

For their room in this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House, Ann Pyne, the president of the interior design firm McMillen, and Elizabeth Pyne Singer, a partner in the firm (and Ms. Pyne’s daughter), took their inspiration from Blair House, the presidential guest house across from the White House. They began with a reproduction of a storied chinoiserie wallpaper that was used in a 1964 restoration of the Lee Drawing Room.

But the women didn’t want to simply recreate the space, designed by Eleanor McMillen Brown, McMillen’s founder. They tweaked the 18th-century style by, for instance, commissioning a textured white-and-metallic mantle from the Brooklyn ceramic artist Peter Lane.

“It’s a matter of having challenging objects with the conservative idea of the wallpaper and Blair House,” Ms. Pyne said. The obvious mantle choice, she added, would have been from the Federal period.

Some of the colors used in the room, including the acid green in the 1950s Italian armchair, amp up the neutral palette favored by Jacqueline Kennedy, who supervised the restoration of Blair House in its early stages, when she was the first lady. According to John S. Botello, a designer who wrote his master’s thesis about Blair House, Mrs. Kennedy thought a suggestion by a decorator to use chartreuse, fuchsia and other zinging colors was inappropriate for a traditional house. Until May 28 at 125 East 65th Street; kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org . — STEPHEN TREFFINGER

A Flowery Revival

No flower, no matter how brilliantly hued or outlandishly petaled, much interests the Polish artist Marcin Rusak until it desiccates. Then the staff at his Warsaw studio embeds it in plastic and metal to form vessels and furniture with drooping and bulging contours, as if the vegetation were still trying to grow.

Through May 24, Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Midtown Manhattan is displaying 10 of his new works in an exhibition, “Vas Florum: Resina Botanica.” On his milky resin vases (priced from $20,000 to $30,000 each), petrified blooms and fronds overlap, as if cast aside by jilted brides or adrift in streams. Amoeba-shaped tables made of resin and bronze (from $90,000 to $120,000 each), with flowers strewn against rust and dark green backgrounds, resemble rocks full of fossils.

Mr. Rusak said that he is particularly interested in how the flower industry has manipulated plants to maximize marketability, whether breeding stems to reduce thorns or dyeing petals in fluorescent colors. When an artificially colored blossom undergoes his embedding processes, pigment streaks can burst from the petals, as if the plant is eagerly shedding its artificial disguise. “It’s a very weird scenario,” Mr. Rusak said; carpentersworkshopgallery.com. — EVE M. KAHN

Nickey Kehoe Sets Up Shop in the West Village

Relocating to New York can mean an endless real estate slog. For Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe, the owners of the Los Angeles design studio and home boutique Nickey Kehoe, who were looking to set up their first Manhattan store, the process was remarkably frictionless.

“We were only beginning our search when we stumbled upon it,” said Ms. Kehoe about the mid-19th-century Italianate brownstone in the West Village where they are renting two floors. (The artist Jackson Pollock also resided there early in his career.)

The pair developed a large trade clientele over the years in the New York City area, so it made sense to have a presence there, they said. The shop offers the duo’s branded designs, vintage pieces, globally sourced items and works by other craftspeople — much as in Los Angeles. “We’ve always had an East Coast and a European sensibility,” Mr. Nickey said. Even their California emporium was inspired by 1990s hardware and design shops in New York, where they met.

The upper floor, called the Salon, is dedicated to furniture, lighting, textiles and bespoke objects. The Household section downstairs features more basic items for the pantry, laundry room and garden.

Nickey Kehoe is at 49 East 10th Street, between Broadway and University Place; nickeykehoe.com . — STEPHEN TREFFINGER

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