Adaptive Re-use?

Adaptive re-use usually refers to using old  buildings for new functions, such as converting an old tobacco factory into trendy residential lofts. But what about using an old limestone mine for underground bicycle racing? This may seem like an odd comparison, but I think it's a pretty cool new use for an otherwise depleted space.

The annual race is called the Underground Cup and has been taking place in Budapest for the last four years. The underground course offers challenges unavailable above ground and cool temperatures for the participants!

Read more about the race and watch some race day video clips at:
http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2013/08/12/mountain-bikers-race-underground-in-budapest/

Or listen to a recent episode of NPR's The World: GeoQuiz discussing the race at:
http://media.theworld.org/pod/geoquiz/081420138.mp3

Photograph taken from1x1 News and Pictures 

    

Madison Square Garden

HABS Photograph

The construction of Madison Square Garden by means of the demolition of Penn Station in New York City is often considered the catalyst for the development of historic preservation as a US movement in the 1960s.

Now in 2013 Madison Square Garden is being asked/ required to move off the site to allow for the construction of a new transportation hub where the stunning Penn Station once stood.

It's funny how things change! Read more at some of the webpages listed below.

"How it All Began", an article from the National Trust for Historic Preservation discusses some of the history behind the topic.
http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2006/national-preservation-act.html

The Madison Square Garden Wikipedia page has been updated to discuss the current issue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden

Finally here is a current article from CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/25/us/new-york-madison-square-garden-relocation