Description

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Liliane Wong's latest volume on
adaptive reuse in architecture presents 50 spectacular conversion and
reuse projects worldwide, including buildings such as the TWA Hotel at
NewYork's John F. Kennedy Airport, the CaixaForum in Madrid, and the New
Museum in Berlin. The projects are presented using a new classification
system that addresses practitioners as well as academics. The author's
introductory essay provides a comprehensive overview and historical
context for the enormous evolution and expansion of adaptive reuse over
the past 50 years.

• Presentation of 50 seminal and spectacular adaptive reuse projects in architecture
• New classification of a wide variety of remodeling and conversion projects
• Written by a leading expert in the field

About the Author

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Liliane Wong is Professor and Chair of the Department of Interior Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Her interest and teaching in this subject led her to co-found the IntAR Journal on Design Interventions & Adaptive Reuse. Her teaching emphasizes the importance of public engagement in architecture and design. Liliane Wong received her MArch from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She was recognized by Design Intelligence in 2018-19 as one of the top 25 most admired educators in the US in the fields of architecture, interiors and landscape architecture.