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Abandoned buildings and structures in the United States (4 C, 6 P) Urban exploration (3 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Abandoned buildings and structures"
An unfinished building is a building (or other architectural structure, as a bridge, a road or a tower) where construction work was abandoned or on hold at some stage or only exists as a design. It may also refer to buildings that are currently being built, particularly those that have been delayed or at which construction work progresses ...
Adaptive reuse is defined as the aesthetic process that adapts buildings for new uses while retaining their historic features. Using an adaptive reuse model can prolong a building's life, from cradle-to-grave, by retaining all or most of the building system, including the structure, the shell and even the interior materials. [6]
One of New Orleans' tallest buildings has become a danger in the decades since it was erected in the 1960s. While the $15.5 million building had a few residential units, it was mainly designed for ...
Building began in 1987 and came to a halt in 1992 with the fall of the Soviet Union and a downturn in North Korea's economy. Standing at just over 1,000 feet tall, the hotel is the most visible ...
Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building, usually residential that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. The United Nations estimated in 2003 that there were one billion slum residents and squatters globally. Squatting occurs worldwide and tends to occur ...
Light painting inside an abandoned limestone quarry in France. Another aspect of urban exploration is the practice of exploring active or in use buildings, which includes gaining access to secured or "member-only" areas, mechanical rooms, roofs, elevator rooms, abandoned floors, and other normally unseen parts of working buildings. The term ...
Pages in category "Abandoned buildings and structures in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .