Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
Dan Barasch is an optimist about obsolete structures.
Not everything, in other words, has to betorn down.
Its meant to be a little bit of a warning signal for us all, said Barasch.
Barasch has become something of an expert in this.
It threw some greatfundraisers, gota lot of press, captured the imagination ofLena Dunham, and garneredcity support.
It was his work on the Lowline that gave Barasch the idea for the book.
Such sites are, he thinks, a puzzle from the past.
Below, for example, are a few sites fromRuin and Redemptionthat were either abandoned or transformed.
Though it sat untouched for decades, the area was opened to tourists in 2009.
In 1963, as its turbines became outdated, the power station was decommissioned and entirely abandoned shortly thereafter.
By the 1970s, the complex had become know to locals as an eyesore and a source of pollution.
The exterior of the building opens to lush green gardens with olive trees, eucalyptus, and cypress.
The design is widely recognized as a masterpiece of postmodern architecture.
Today, the docks are one of Pariss top cultural attractions.
Lammers Company in 1923.
The design team retained the majority of its original elements while adding a collection of food trucks and stalls.
In 2015, the site reopened as Fooddock.
Ruin and Redemption, by Dan Barasch (Phaidon Press), is out now.
