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A half-finished TV tower in Russia is demolished
The tower was the world's tallest abandoned building for a while and the biggest structure in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg The construction of the 220m-tall (720 ft) TV tower in Yekaterinburg,...
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Hang Son Doong: Even a skyscraper could fit into the world’s largest cave
Less people have seen the inside of Hang Son Doong in Vietnam than have stood on the summit of Mount Everest Less people have seen the inside of Hang Son Doong in Vietnam than have stood on the...
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One of the biggest dome structures in the US was demolished in a controlled implosion (video)
On Monday, November 20th, the Georgia Dome – an 80,000-capacity stadium that opened in 1992 and hosted events in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was torn down. More than 2,000kg of explosives were used for...
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‘Nail houses’ in China: Construction put to a halt
Construction work in China is taking place at a frenzied pace the last few years, but since all that new infrastructure requires space, in many occasions buildings have to be torn down and residents t...
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Hayward Baker announces staff promotions in Chicago and California Offices
Hayward Baker, Inc. is pleased to announce staff promotions for several key staff members. Justin Lewis, P.E., was promoted to Division Manager of Structural Support for Hayward Baker’s Chicago o...
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Bayer’s CO pipeline remains unused due to public safety concerns
In 2011, Covestro, a subsidiary of the German chemical giant Bayer built a pipeline to transport carbon monoxide from one plant to another. It is still not in operation though as the project remains h...
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Renovation of residential quarters in Moscow has been underway, thousands of Soviet-era 5-storey buildings to be demolished
The Russian Duma recently approved the bill (in its final form) concerning Moscow’s residential face-lift. Up to 7,900 aging apartment blocks (a full 10% of the city’s housing) is set to be torn down...
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The post-war Robin Hood Gardens in East London, an exemplary of new brutalism, is about to be demolished
Designed by architects Alison and Peter Smithson during the 1960s and completed in 1972, Robin Hood Gardens is considered by some people as one of the most important post-war Britain's social hou...
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12 people confirmed dead in Grenfell Towers fire in West London
Police expect further casualties, as they do not anticipate finding any more survivors In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a fire broke out in Grenfell Towers near Notting Hill, London and...
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Historic structures are relocated in China due to urbanization
In the last twenty years, China’s urban population has more than doubled and aggressive development in the cities was necessary in order to host more people. However, the massive urbanization resulted...
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