

Reuse Isn’t Easy — But It’s Essential
By #FrazerMacdonaldHay Client Sketch By #FrazerMacdonaldHay Adaptive reuse remains one of the most underutilised tools in our...


Reviving Mosul: Heritage Recovery as Peacebuilding
Text by #FrazerMacdonaldHay In the heart of Mosul’s war-torn old city, stones speak. Cracked domes, scorched courtyards, and looted...


Response to Brendan Hughes' BBC Article on the Maze Prison
Written by #FrazerMacdonaldHay Brendan Hughes’ recent article on the Maze Prison offers a succinct overview of a complex and deeply...


Webinar Announcement: Historical Heritage, Intervention, Methodology, and Procedures — Case Studies with Carlos Quevedo Rojas
Webinar Invitation | دعوة لحضور ندوة إلكترونية Riwaq – Centre for Architectural Conservationرِواق – مركز المعمار الشعبي invites you to...


The Fenix Museum of Migration: A Spiraling Testament to Human Movement
Image by Fenix By Frazer Macdonald Hay Language: French / Arabic On May 16th, 2025 , the doors will open to a powerful new cultural...


The Flats: Silence, Memory, and the Legacy of the Troubles
Documentary Trailer Irish cinema dates announced for acclaimed Troubles documentary The Flats: May 23rd 2025 BBC: Film puts...


Beyond Reuse: Toward Hybrid Futures
By Frazer Macdonald Hay The future of adaptive reuse isn’t simply about replacing one function with another. It’s about creating hybrid...


The Architecture of the Everyday: Adaptive Re-use and the Value of Junk DNA
Text and Image by Frazer Macdonald Hay We rarely notice the buildings that shape our daily lives—until they’re gone. That corner shop we...


Why Are So Many Buildings Butchered in the Name of Adaptive Reuse?
Image AI Generated By Frazer Macdonald Hay Upon the table, raw and worn, A structure lies—a life forlorn. Its walls once whispered, doors...


From Ruin to Renewal
Author: Frazer Macdonald Hay The Art and Impact of Adaptive Reuse: Grafting the New onto the Old In the words of Bartok (1962), "Only a...