Illustration
Cafe Strauss
"Cafe Strauss" located in Berlin, Germany. Is a cafe that exists within a historic graveyard. Originally built as a funeral parlour and chapel, the structure has been repurposed into a café where visitors can enjoy coffee and cake among both the... More
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El Ateneo Grand Splendid
"El Ateneo Grand Splendid" is an illustration inspired by vintage theatre posters This building, once a theatre, has been transformed into a bookstore. The interior still reflects its past, with ornate balconies and a preserved stage that now... More
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King Edward Hotel
This illustration reveals what once existed beneath the King Edward Hotel. Below, the King Eddy’s Saloon operated as a popular speakeasy during Prohibition, with a cellar that led to an intricate network of tunnels running beneath the city.This... More
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La Piscine Museum
This is "La Piscine Museum", a 1920s Art Deco building in Roubaix, France. Originally designed as a municipal swimming pool. After decades of closure, it was transformed into a museum where the original pool remains intact, its reflective water... More
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Old Millfun
"Old Millfun" depicts fashion models strutting down a runway within a former slaughterhouse. Contrasting brutalist architecture with fun flamboyant fashion. Old Millfun in Shanghai, China, was originally designed by the British architectural firm... More
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Prison Turned Hotel
Located in Istanbul, Turkey, the Four Seasons Hotel was once a prison in the heart of the city. Originally designed as a guest house, the elegant French-style building was quickly repurposed and used as a prison for a decade. Today, the space... More
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Skate Liborius
"Skate Liborius" was originally a huge Gothic Revival church in St. Louis, Missouri that later became an iconic skate park. After being abandoned, it was taken over and transformed by skaters into a space for community, art, and movement. The... More
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Yenidze Matchboxes
These matchboxes are designed after Yenidze, a very unique building in Dresden, Germany. Originally built to resemble a mosque to disguise the secret cigarette factory operating inside, the building later survived bombing during World War II and... More
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Meg Farley
Illustration
““Forgotten and Found” is an illustrated guide to the strange and wonderful afterlives of buildings worldwide. It uncovers overlooked stories of reinvention, where preservation meets change, and shows...” [More]