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Mikhail Riches restores "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield

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Following years of decline, property developer Urban Splash won a contract to renovate it in 2004. The project aims to restore the "original beauty" of the brutalist housing estate. Park Hill is Europe's largest listed structure and its restoration has been divided into five phases. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Mikhail Riches unveils plans for final phase of Park Hill regeneration

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It will be the final stage of redevelopment at the brutalist Grade II*-listed complex, which has been underway since 2004, led by developer Urban Splash. It began falling into a state of decline in the 1980s and its overhaul began in 2004 when Urban Splash won a contract to renovate it.

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Over 900 Grenfell fire victims reach civil settlement

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"Fight for justice continues" One defendant also told Dezeen that it has "agreed to contribute to a restorative justice project to benefit the community affected by the fire". Among the organisations involved in the case is Studio E Architects, the architecture firm appointed to the refurbishment contract, which went into liquidation in 2020.

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Park Hill estate reimagined as set for musical about Sheffield

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Following years of decline, property developer Urban Splash won a contract to renovate the estate in 2004. Photo is by Ben Stones Park Hill is a former social housing estate that was designed for Sheffield City Council by architects Ivor Smith and Jack Lynn.

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BDP Architects Practice Information + News

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The practice was also lead-architect for the restoration of The Round Foundry, part of the ongoing regeneration of Holbeck and the wider Leeds South Bank district – one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe. Houses of Parliament Renewal Contracts , London, England, UK. Palace of Westminster Building Restoration.

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The Rise and Fall of Baltimore's HarborPlace

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A 2004 paper published by the Ohio State University calls James Rouse a "Merchant of Illusion" and argues that the private emulation of public markets had been an "idealistic abject failure" in which Rouse's "midas touch" would always turn "modest flavorful stall environments into chain dominated selling environments". D'Alesandro, Jr.

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Urban Terrarium: Only Architect-Landscape Architect Collaboration Can Truly Delivery Biodiversity

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A 2022 report on the company at the center of the furor led to several lost contracts — since its publication, Hershey’s, PepsiCo, and more recently, Kellogg’s canceled orders. The fact that protests are ongoing shows how long it takes for direct action to lead to meaningful change, as does the initiation date of some accusations: 2004.