Sentences with phrase «transformations of abandoned buildings»

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Click HERE to view a video of the transformation that took an abandoned property — one that was a huge drain on the environment and on town morale — and built in its place what might be the most amazing public library in America.

This is a housing operation, which is still running, in which Gates works with artists, researchers and architects to transform Chicago's abandoned buildings into spaces for sharing and artistic creation; he encouragese residents of the neighbourhood to promote the transformation of the community to which they belong.

The works in the show contain familiar elements from city landscapes, such as scaffolding, urban detritus, abandoned buildings, and public gardens, all addressing the hurried transformation of cityscapes closely related to gentrification.