Lost, for­got­ten, reim­agi­ned, and trans­for­med: the com­pel­ling beau­ty of aban­do­ned, reinven­ted, and res­cued architecture.
This book cap­tures the awe-inspi­ring dra­ma of aban­do­ned, for­got­ten, and rui­ned spaces, as well as the extra­or­di­na­ry designs that can bring them back to life — demons­tra­ting that reim­agi­ned, repur­po­sed, and aban­do­ned archi­tec­tu­re has the beau­ty and power to chan­ge lives, com­mu­nities, and cities the world over. The sca­le and diver­si­ty of aban­do­ned buil­dings is shown through examp­les from all around the world, demons­tra­ting the extra­or­di­na­ry inge­nui­ty of their trans­for­ma­ti­on by some of the grea­test archi­tec­tu­ral desi­gners of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Dan Barasch is cofoun­der of  The Low­li­ne, a pro­ject to trans­form a sub­ter­ra­ne­an New York City trol­ley ter­mi­nal into the world’s first under­ground ‘park’. Pre­vious­ly, Barasch held stra­te­gy, ope­ra­ti­ons, mar­ke­ting, and con­sul­ting roles for Goog­le, the Mayor of New York City, UNICEF, and the 9/11 Sur­vi­vors’ Fund in Washing­ton DC. He lives in the East Vil­la­ge in New York City.