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Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign creates "boring alter-egos" of UK landmarks

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Along with Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle, Uncommon Creative Studio created alternative versions of the Tower of London, Royal Liver Building, Palace of Westminster and Hovis hill. We wanted to find sacred buildings – immortal and untouchable," explained Leonard. The soul had to leave the building," he continued.

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Neri&Hu clads Piaget's Hong Kong boutique in ceramic tiles and bronze

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The shop is located in a historic shopping district in Hong Kong "The project celebrates the storefront as a jeweled urban monument and repurposes the commercial facade to bring a new monumental presence and civic potency," Neri&Hu explained. Ltd Steel construction: Bestin Industry Co.

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More than 140 significant cultural sites damaged in Ukraine during war says UNESCO

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Global heritage body UNESCO has reported that 143 culturally significant buildings have been damaged in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in late February. The figure includes 65 religious sites, 12 museums, 27 historic buildings, 17 buildings for cultural activities, 15 monuments and seven libraries.

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What Was the City Beautiful Movement?

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The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of introducing beautification and monumental grandeur in cities. Senate Park Commission’s redesigning of the monumental core of Washington, D.C.,

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“The World’s Tallest Building Has Value Beyond Height. Change My Mind.”

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.” series, where writers share their opinions about contentious topics in the built world, Pat Finn argued that “ The World’s Tallest Building Should Never Have Been Built.” ” The article invited readers to share their opinions in the comments section of our social media posts to spark friendly debate.

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Thermory Design Awards names best wooden architecture projects for 2023

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A high school and boutique hotel were also awarded prizes at the event, which is held every year by building materials supplier Thermory. This year's winners came out top in the four categories that make up the awards, which are Best Private House, Best Public Building, Best Interior and Best Sauna.

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This week we looked at the best US, UK and Chinese architecture projects of 2022

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This week on Dezeen , we continued our review of the year by looking at the most interesting buildings completed in the USA , UK and China this year. Popular projects this week included a restaurant in London with monumental sculptures designed by Damien Hirst (above), a villa in Tulum and an eight-sided house in an Oregon desert.

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