Seven sensitive interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins
The article highlights seven sensitive architectural interventions at historic sites worldwide. These projects aim to enhance visitor experience while respecting the integrity of ancient structures. Examples include the restoration of Clifford's Tower in the UK and the revamped piazza outside the Colosseum in Italy.
- ▪Hugh Broughton Architects designed a freestanding timber structure inside the ruins of Clifford's Tower in the UK.
- ▪Stefano Boeri Interiors revamped the piazza outside the Colosseum by replacing the cobbled ground with travertine slabs and adding stone benches.
- ▪Sp(r)int Studio restored a 1950s timber structure at the Viking archaeological site of Stöng in Iceland.
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Seven sensitive interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins Share: Amy Peacock | 23 May 2026 Leave a comment Our latest roundup looks at sensitively designed additions to historic sites around the world, including the Colosseum in Rome, the ruins of an English castle and a Viking archaeological site in Iceland. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1506076990687-0'); }); Photo by Dirk Lindner Clifford's Tower, UK, by Hugh Broughton Architects For its restoration and revamp of the 800-year-old Clifford's Tower, which once formed part of York Castle, British studio Hugh Broughton Architects designed a freestanding timber structure slotted inside the ruin's empty stone shell.
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