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Pakistan: Earthly matters: The demolition plan

2016-01-23 19:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Dawn: Under the current PML-N leadership, Lahore, once known as the city of gardens, is now transformed into a city of concrete. It is sad to see the city of my birth turn into such an ugly place -- all over the world city governments are trying to protect green spaces and here all the greenery is being removed to build bigger roads, says Jawad Akram, a Pakistani banker who lives in New York and recently visited Lahore. At the rate our population is growing, building signal free corridors, expanding...

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Imminent Demolition Feared for United Nations Plaza Hotel's Iconic Postmodern Interior

2016-01-20 01:33:03| Real Estate - Topix.net

Last week, a group of advocates filed an urgent Request for Evaluation with the Landmarks Preservation Commission for the Ambassador Grill & Lounge and Hotel Lobby at the United Nations Plaza Hotel . These interiors, designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates , and completed in 1975 and 1983, respectively, are spectacular luxurious rooms, which use mirror, pattern, and lighting to trick the eye into seeing palatial space, daylight, and high ceilings where there are actually none.

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Bridge demolition will be slow-paced, careful in downtown Fresno

2016-01-14 01:30:17| Railroads - Topix.net

An artist's rendering of the new Tuolumne Street bridge, which will be constructed higher than the current one to allow for the passage of the high-speed train. Workers from J. Kroeker Inc. work underneath the Tuolumne Street bridge installing bracing Wednesday to protect the railroad tracks below before beginning demolition of the roadway.

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Tewksbury board OKs demolition delay on Pike St. building

2016-01-05 04:18:06| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

The Historical Commission Monday voted to impose a demolition delay on a multi-family building at 108 Pike St., owned by John D. Sullivan, until it has more information. Sullivan wants to raze the building and build six townhouses on the 1.8 acre site, which also currently serves as a contractor's yard.

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