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Another Banksy mural destroyed after the building it was painted on was demolished

Archinect

The artwork, said to have been valued at around £1m, first appeared in the coastal town of Dover in 2017, the year after Britain voted to leave the union in a controversial referendum. And, now, despite efforts to potentially restore the work, the building it was painted on has been demolished as part of a regeneration project.

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Over 900 Grenfell fire victims reach civil settlement

Deezen

Companies and public bodies involved in a refurbishment of the 1970s London social housing block, which was destroyed in a huge blaze in June 2017 that killed 72 people, have reached an agreement with the claimants after nearly two years of legal discussions. Dezeen has contacted the organisations named in this article for comment. "We

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Form Follows Funding

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Whitaker & Associates (WMWA) Landscape Architects on a 2017 master plan for the farm, says that in its mash-up of programs and aspirations, Lone Oaks is a “new kind of institution,” a public landscape where divergent land ethics might begin to find common ground. Everyone was like, what do we do now? So they became the ‘sunset cabins.’”

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

Deezen

Located on a shallow hill at the centre of a busy traffic intersection, the pavilion was the winner of a 2017 competition held by the municipality of Tilburg, which invited young designers to propose ways of "restoring" the neglected patch of land. Contractor: J.A. Two steep staircases meet at a small triangular platform.

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O'Neill McVoy inserts a mass-timber filled children's museum into 1920s Bronx powerhouse

Deezen

The Bronx Children's Museum is located on the Harlem River Located on the Harlem River and Mill Pond Park, the 1925 Historic Bronx Terminal Market Powerhouse was decommissioned in 2004 and the building's exterior was restored in 2009, leaving the interior concrete and steel loft space open for a new program.

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UO Huestis Hall Tour

SW Oregon Architect

1) A team led by my firm, Robertson/Sherwood/Architects, prepared a 2017 renovation feasibility study that provided the basis for the current renovation project. Wishing to secure its long-term future, the University prioritized upgrading Huestis Hall’s ability to resist seismic forces. (1) I’m looking forward to more! (1)

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Detroit Modern: 1935–1985 by Peter Forguson, photography by Amy Claeys, published by Visual Profile Books , November 2022 ( Amazon / Bookshop ) Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple: A Good Time Place Reborn by Pat Cannon, photography by James Caulfield, published by Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, December 2022 ( Amazon / Bookshop ) A.