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New Yorkers are still pissed about disrupted view sheds and 262 Fifth Avenue

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NYT critic Michael Kimmelman also wrote of their plight last year, declaring theirs and other opposition attempts a noble attempt at restoring the city’s history in an era defined by zoning manipulation and visible inequality.

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Turenscape's 'floating forest' reshapes a former wasteland into a multifunctional urban landscape

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” Image credit: Turenscape To create the landscape, the team recycled coal ash previously dumped on the site, mixing it with dirt from fish pond dykes to create numerous islets.

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A Shadowy 17th-Century Canal House Shines After a Daring Renovation

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The municipality was very involved in the restoration," says I29 principal Jeroen Dellinsen. For example, the very steep and narrow main staircase had to be preserved, even though Dellinsen says it "did not even come close" to meeting current building regulations.

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Gisbert Pöppler creates own office and showroom inside former Berlin bookshop

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Preservation regulations were intense for this place, so our solutions are somewhat unconventional," the practice said. "We To one side of the room stands an ornate dresser, restored by Gisbert Pöppler's eponymous founder as a young man.

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Dezeen's top five houses of November 2023

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Find out more about this Californian house › Photo by Jeroen Musch Edge House, Netherlands, by Studio Prototype Built in an area of Amsterdam with relaxed planning regulations, Edge House features a hexagonal footprint as a response to the triangular shape of the plot.

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One of Argentina’s First Passive Houses Stands Tall Above Rising Tides

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A covered deck runs the length of the structure, its deep overhang helping to regulate solar gain. a Back Alley Becomes a Sustainable Haven An Artful Restoration Returns a Louisville Home to Its Midcentury Roots The home, certified a Passive House by the Passive House Institute, is highly insulated and airtight.

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Over 900 Grenfell fire victims reach civil settlement

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Fight for justice continues" One defendant also told Dezeen that it has "agreed to contribute to a restorative justice project to benefit the community affected by the fire". Arconic also agreed to contribute to a restorative justice project to benefit the community affected by the fire. The photography is by Carcharoth.