"We cannot save all we build" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the announcement that Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium is set to be demolished. More
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Dezeen Agenda features plans to demolish Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium in Japan
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the planned demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium set to be demolished
The demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange has been announced, sparking a petition to save it. More
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IIMA renews plans to demolish Louis Kahn dormitories
Dormitories designed by American architect Louis Kahn are again under threat of demolition with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad backtracking on its decision not to demolish them. More
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Dezeen Agenda newsletter features demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the dismantling of the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More
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This week we revealed the 11 most under-threat modern buildings in America
This week on Dezeen, US conservation group Docomomo rounded up 11 American buildings from the 20th century that are under threat of demolition. More
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Footage reveals dismantling of Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo
This exclusive video footage by Dezeen shows the demolition and dismantling of Kisho Kurokawa's metabolism Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. More
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Eleven of the most under-threat modern buildings in America
Conservation group Docomomo has selected 11 of the most significant 20th-century buildings that are at risk of demolition in the USA. More
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Controversial Oxford Street M&S demolition blocked by UK housing secretary
UK housing secretary Michael Gove has halted the planned demolition of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on London's Oxford Street, which was criticised for wasting the embodied carbon of the existing building, to allow the scheme to be reviewed. More
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London mayor will not halt M&S demolition as "grounds did not exist" to intervene
London mayor Sadiq Khan will not intervene to stop the controversial demolition of the Marks and Spencer store on Oxford Street after a "thorough assessment" of its carbon footprint. More
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Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo
The dismantling of the metabolist Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has begun, with the interiors of its modular capsule homes already resembling a "demolition site". More
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London mayor reviewing decision to allow Oxford Street M&S demolition in light of new carbon guidelines
London mayor Sadiq Khan is reviewing his decision not to stop the controversial demolition of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on Oxford Street following new guidance on embodied carbon for developments in the city. More
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Demolition of Cumbernauld's brutalist town centre "a complete outrage"
News that the brutalist town centre of Cumbernauld, Scotland, is set to be demolished and replaced as part of a council-led regeneration project has led to criticism. More
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Listing bid launched to stop demolition of Will Alsop's upside-down-boat cafe
Architectural charity Twentieth Century Society has applied to have the Will Alsop-designed La Frégate cafe in Jersey protected to prevent it being demolished as part of plans to redevelop its waterfront site. More
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Overnight demolition of early Marcel Breuer house described as "the most significant loss in recent memory"
Modernist architect Marcel Breuer's Geller I house in Long Island, which was one of his first homes in the US, has been "demolished in the dead of night" to make way for a tennis court. More
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Controversial M&S Oxford Street demolition "offers tangible and substantial carbon benefits" claims architect
Replacing London's flagship Marks & Spencer store on Oxford Street with a new building will lead to lower lifetime carbon emissions than could be achieved with a retrofit, according to its architect Fred Pilbrow of Pilbrow & Partners. More
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Helmut Jahn's postmodern Thompson Center saved from demolition
The governor of Illinois has decided to retain the under-threat James R Thompson Center in Chicago, which was designed by architect Helmut Jahn, with his former studio set to carry out its renovation. More
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M&S Oxford Street demolition "simply incompatible" with net-zero commitment says C20 Society
The Twentieth Century Society has launched a petition calling on Marks & Spencer to abandon the controversial demolition of its store on London's Oxford Street or risk "betraying its own carbon targets". More
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Critics mourn modernist French Railways House as "dying loved one" ahead of planned demolition
Architects and designers have reacted with dismay to the news that a 1960s landmark in central London will be demolished to make way for a new office development by architecture studio Make. More
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Decision on Grenfell Tower demolition due to be made this summer
The future of Grenfell Tower, the site of a high-rise fire that killed 72 people in London four years ago, will be decided this summer, according to a letter sent by the UK government. More
