Many of the items at Creative Reuse thankfully work great as decorations or already serve that purpose. It’s possible to find ...

A new book by photographer Michel Arnaud shows some of the best examples of adaptive reuse, from a Masonic temple that became a nonprofit to an auto shop that was converted into an arts center. The ...

Grain elevators do not make easy redevelopment projects. But a few cities are finding success in saving their industrial heritage. In November I posted on a former Archer Daniels Midland Co. grain ...

When Colorado Springs’ Ivywild School closed in 2010, community members worried how the loss would affect the neighborhood. A trio of entrepreneurs stepped up, partnering to purchase the property and ...

While the Winona native was studying architecture in Los Angeles, he was inspired by discarded building materials to delve into how to reuse them in new structures. After also studying how to reuse ...

Madison Street was an early example of an adaptive reuse of a former school As Milwaukee continues to look for ways to re-purpose moribund schoolhouses, we turn an eye toward the old Madison Street ...