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UNESCO survey verifies 341 damaged cultural sites across Ukraine

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UNESCO has verified nearly 30 dozen damaged cultural sites across Ukraine in a new survey meant to shed light on the extent to which the cost of war has left an impact on the nation’s spiritual landscape and intellectual heritage over the past two full years. UNESCO officials compiled their tally from a number of on-the-ground sources.

Site 289
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Ginsen Nishi Shimbashi Building - an Office Building with Sweeping Wood-clad Eaves by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

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This project involves a relatively compact tenant building situated in the heart of Tokyo. Facing an intersection, the site is located directly above a subway station at the end of a series of large-scale developments stretching from Otemachi to Hibiya Street.

Building 359
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Transforming Site Surveys with 360-Degree Video Technology

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They provide detailed information on the physical characteristics of a site, existing structures, environmental conditions and possible obstacles, which will serve as prerequisites for the design stage, ensuring that all relevant factors are considered before construction begins.

Site 299
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Site preparations begin for Norman Foster’s West Hollywood project, One Beverly Hills

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Site preparations are underway in West Hollywood in advance of the 50-month construction phase that will bring the Foster + Partners -designed One Beverly Hills residential towers to a plot adjacent to the Beverly Hilton and other area hospitality icons. acre site that includes another 8.5-acre acre site that includes another 8.5-acre

Site 295
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Rowan Moore reviews new 'Difficult Sites' exhibition on challenging architectural parameters

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Speaking to the more than 20 building projects selected for the show, Moore added: "The qualities of thought on display are as relevant as ever, as the physical demands of climate emergency, and the challenges of providing new housing on a restricted supply of land, bring a whole new level of difficulty to bear.

Site 278
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Site preparations begin for Norman Foster’s One Beverly Hills

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Site preparations are underway in Los Angeles in advance of the 50-month construction phase that will bring the Foster + Partners -designed One Beverly Hills residential towers to a plot adjacent to the Beverly Hilton and other area hospitality icons. acre site that includes another 8.5-acre acre site that includes another 8.5-acre

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OMA's competition-winning campus for Seoul’s Hongik University digs into its site

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Described by the firm as a “cluster of interwoven buildings and public spaces that meld with the existing topography,” the scheme includes a significant level of greenery to integrate with its mountainside site. OMA has won a competition to design a new campus for Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea.

Site 306