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Adaptation

A work moved between media, and what does not survive the move.

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SESC Pompeia

Architecture that refuses to choose between memory and function — it keeps the factory’s bones and carves new life into its floor.
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Gae Aulenti

Aulenti didn’t restore the Gare d'Orsay — she edited it like a film reel: cutting ornament, splicing levels, and dialling up light until the building served the art, not its own history.