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Budoor Residential Complex, Baghdad, Iraq

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The curvilinear section of the complex will host public, civic, and commercial buildings—as well as ample open park space—creating a lively core that binds the residential districts together. The complex is located less than five kilometers from Baghdad International Airport and is near the American University of Iraq.

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Bunker Museums by Marchisciana Saverio Adriano

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Suffice to recall the crimes against cultural assets that have been committed in recent years: we might mention the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan; the Isis militants who used hammers to smash the statues to pieces at the Mosul museum in Iraq; or the demolition of the monuments of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria.

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Dubai Transformation: How the Megacity Evolved Over Years!

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Constructed with reinforced concrete, steel, aluminum, and glass, the frame stands tall at 93 meters, with a central section of glass measuring 25 meters thick enough to support substantial weight. By the 5th to 7th centuries AD, Dubai had become a prominent trade route linking Oman to what is now Iraq.

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Ten Cold War US embassies that embody America's 20th-century "victorious exuberance"

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It i s also one of the few Cold War embassies on the US Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property," said Peterson. "It It still serves as a US embassy and just underwent a significant renovation to ensure its ongoing functionality." It is still in use today and is under renovation. "

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"There can be no doubt that this is urbicide"

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What Eisenhower dubbed the military/industrial complex is a shadowy section of the economy devoted to the design and manufacture of the hardware to destroy buildings. The impossibility of traversing and subverting the sections amplifies the isolation and the inability of culture to address the crisis clearly.

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