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The Rehabilitation Of Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills: A Case For A Unique Public-History Site And Open-Air Museum, Nina Elsas

Master of Arts in Art and Design Theses

By the 1990s, Atlanta's historic Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills (The Mill) had fallen into extreme disrepair. After operations ceased, the 19th-century factory suffered from years of neglect, forcing the decision to either demolish or rehabilitate its industrial structures. Fortunately, a choice was made to convert the majority of Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills’ buildings into residential lofts, despite the significant financial risk. The research related to this study aims to address whether the successfully renovated Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills could identify as an open-air museum.

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Paghimo: Redesigning The Historically Rich Paco Train Station, Maxene P. Jovellanos, Mikaela Jeleina V. Rabacca, Chelsea Marian K. Uy

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

This study is conducted by Grade 12 Arts and Design students in regards to the recreation of the abandoned Paco Train Station through the method of adaptive reuse. The primary objective of this paper is to enforce a new and functional purpose for the historical site by providing amenities and transforming it into an exhibition space or art gallery. This project includes the creation of the following: floor plan, side and frontal elevations, a rendered exterior perspective, and the scaled model of the redesigned building. Softwares such as AutoCAD and Procreate, as well as the Form Follows Function design philosophy …