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Egypt suspends plan to restore granite cladding on one of the pyramids of Giza following backlash

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The pushback has led Egypt’s antiquities authority to review the project. The plan called for the reuse of fallen granite blocks that have remained around the pyramid’s base.

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In British Columbia, an ecological restoration company is seeking a remote designer

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Image courtesy: Seed the North The successful candidate will join Seed the North’s architect-led ecological restoration company located in northern British Columbia , Canada. Set on a 160-acre property, the company is overseeing the construction of a seed orchard and campus, for which they require a remote-working experienced designer.

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Turenscape transforms abused natural landscape into stunning floating forest in Nanchang City

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Fish Tail Park offers a model for urban nature with variable climates that can address challenges of floods and habitat restoration. The post Turenscape transforms abused natural landscape into stunning floating forest in Nanchang City appeared first on Ã…vontuura.

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In Louisiana, the Port Wonder Children’s Museum & Nature Center by CambridgeSeven will introduce students to wild life restoration

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CambridgeSeven—the historic Massachusetts office cofounded in 1962 by Ivan Chermayeff, Peter Chermayeff, and five other modernist luminaries—released images this month showing their newest project in the City of Lake Charles, The post In Louisiana, the Port Wonder Children’s Museum & Nature Center by CambridgeSeven will introduce students to wild (..)

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Snøhetta to restore and renovate Lille's 19th-century Natural History Museum

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Architecture studio Snøhetta has announced its plans to restore and modernise The Natural History Museum of Lille by adding a public-oriented extension that references the city's traditional architecture. Snøhetta will restore and extend The Natural History Museum of Lille. Construction economist: VPEAS. ?Conservation

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Son Blanc Hotel is a restored Menorcan finca set in a 240-hectare nature reserve

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Guests are invited to embrace slow living at this once-abandoned farmhouse, designed to foster a deep connection with nature. Architects Atelier du Pont led the restoration of the Menorcan property, which is enveloped by a 240-hectare nature reserve.

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Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx restore 1960s home in Belgium

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Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Belgium Over time, numerous additions to the home and its garden had distracted from its original structures and their relationship to the landscape, and so its new owners tasked Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx with restoring this condition. The photography is by Séverin Malaud.