Renovation

The European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, has been deemed inadequate for continued use. Rather than demolition, it will receive a radical renovation that will add sustainability features and greenery, including a rooftop garden.

Almost 40 years after it was decommissioned, London's iconic Battersea Power Station has been restored by WilkinsonEyre. The firm has transformed the huge brick building into a mixed-use development that retains much of its original character.

Project Harbour Club is an interesting new development that involved renovating and extending a 1901 shipping terminal. Most notably, the project transformed three former industry-sized wine silos into novel rooftop homes.

Heatherwick Studio has revealed ambitious plans to transform a part-demolished inner-city shopping center into a new greenery filled mixed-use space as part of a wider redevelopment of England's Nottingham city center.

Originally opening back in 1927, the Tower Theatre was Los Angeles' first movie theater to show "talkies" and even served as a filming location itself. Now, it's been given a new lease of life as an absolutely stunning Apple Store.

Foster + Partners' latest project sees the high-profile British firm reprise its winning partnership with Apple to design a new store in Rome. It modernizes a 19th century building while taking great care to restore original artwork found inside.

Rotterdam's MVRDV has revealed plans to tempt visitors back to an aging shopping center and music venue in the Netherlands with an ambitious renovation project centered around a large greenery filled "glass mountain."

Hired to breathe new life into a drab 1970s hotel, Sou Fujimoto Architects decided on an out-of-the-box approach that involved renovating the aging space, while also adding an eye-catching new building that takes the form of a grass-covered hill.

Moshe Safdie's latest project sees his firm return to a museum it completed a decade ago. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art expansion will involve increasing available floorspace for the facility by bridging a body of water.

Coop Himmelb(l)au is no stranger to unusual buildings and its latest project is sure to be another head turner. It consists of an ambitious redesign of an existing sports arena with a striking exterior that's meant to evoke a person skating.

Back in 2012, cousins Sven and Lennart de Jong bought a disused water tower for €200,000. They then hired RV Architectuur and after spending roughly the same amount of money on renovations they now live in it with their families.

MVRDV has been commissioned to transform a tired old factory in China into a mixed-use office building. Once complete, the If Factory will allow members of the public both a look inside and access to a new greenery-filled garden area on its roof.