my career is in ruins, does that count?
sorry, wish it were a joke.

freq_arch you just made me laugh, as I saw my own reflection through your post

rome - pretty much the entire city is a study in building in/with/near ruins.

aside from the tate, herzog & de meuron have often done projects dealing with existing structures, i think a chapter of their natural history book is called "apropriation"

i'd also take a look at sverre fehn, specifically his cathedral museum in hamar and also the museum of photograhy project (although i'm not sure if that's the right name...and i'm not certain where it is at, somewhere in norge, maybe oslo)

lastly, although it's not about building with ruins specifically, i think the most recent issue of the harvard design magazine has a feature on modern building within existing traditional context...but i haven't read it yet so i'm not certain how helpful it'd be...take a look for yourself.

puddles - i am surprised that you have not mentioned your favorite north american city, detroit, on this thread. i am certain that, in time, you will make it into the new rome.

freq_arch, you made me laugh too, through the tears.

I know everyone's seen it before but it's still an amazing image

lb, that would be a great drive-in architect's office.
drive in , take your laptop and card table setup out and go. people with vans can also work overtime and sleep inside.
where is that space? i never seen it.

michigan theater in detroit. rip everything out, put in some slabs, viola, instant slightly profitable parking structure.

featured recently in the blockbuster flop "the Island"

i've never seen it either lb. great image.

Yep, Michigan Theater. Featured in 8 Mile too. And my best girlfriend got married there!

How dare we forget Scarpa...

check out renzo piano's symphony halls outside of rome. they discovered ruins beneath when excavating then changed the design to accomodate them.

bossman,

i would've mentioned detroit but, although it has plenty of ruins, there really hasn't been much building done yet...aside from the michigan theater, of course...but i'll see if i can think of anything else in the 313.

tate modern

Isn't there a building in Europe that has a glass insertion much like Mill City? I tried Googling, but have had no luck.

What about Ford Field. I'm not 100% sure but didn't they salvage most of an old warehouse building and locate the suites and office function there.

Here's something else that's interesting. The AIA Detroit along with a large group of local firms are designing window installations to be replaced in some of the building around the stadium for the Super Bowl.

I believe they are trying to dress up the abandoned buildings on Woodward.

There is a boat Museum in Oslo, Norway.....just can't recall the name...but it could be googled under, "vikings museum"

i think snooker's referring to the one by sverre fehn? something long and nordic-spelling like hammersfjordson-something.