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Demolition of council estates "has peaked"

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I think it's lost its bad reputation – people think, 'if only houses were available on council estates in the way they used to be'." I think people often have a real mixed bag of feelings about this," she told Dezeen. "In There have been particular concerns over estates constructed using large-panel systems (LPS).

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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Andy Cohen, FAIA, IIDA Multifamily Housing Office Buildings Transit Facilities Coronavirus Urban Planning Many believe that cities are in trouble. And what is available, as Lane Brown recently reported for Curbed , is often out of reach for middle class Americans. They might be right. Clair Ave West, Toronto, Canada.

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Brexit is "one of history's great own goals" say architects

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While some pointed to the widely reported surges in building material and labour costs, they also acknowledged that it is difficult to separate the role Brexit has played from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Others said the challenge is encouraging innovative and collaborative approaches to designing buildings. "We

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

BD+C

It addresses the vacancy issue of downtown office buildings while also helping to tackle the complex housing-shortage issue that many of America’s metropolises have grappled with for decades. Beyond just infrastructure implications, a mass replacement of office with residential would send a shockwave throughout other sectors.

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BDP Architecture Practice Information + News

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BDP Architects Offices, Building Design Partnership News, Studio Designs, UK Practice. International Architects Practice – Buildings + Designs: Office News Updates. BDP’s annual financial report shows a turnover of £136.6million in the year to 30 June. • Edinburgh St James building: image courtesy of architects practice.

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LWK + PARTNERS Architects, Hong Kong

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LWK + PARTNERS Architects, Building Awards, HK Design Studio Images, Architecture Office China. MixC Dongguan Songshan Lake District Mixed Use Development , Dongguan, China. Architecture Categories – Commercial Building (Honorable Mention). Act now for net zero: remodelling existing buildings. 16 Dec 2021.

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Keough High: From Holy to infamous to banal - Is it inevitable?

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The BBJ reports that the former Seton Keough High School campus located smack at the exit ramps from I-95 to Caton Avenue could soon be home to warehouses and distribution facilities under a plan by MRP Industrial. Those probably represent a precedent for the imagined new use of Seton Keough High. At stake are 43.5

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