Unbuilding cities as high-rises reach their use-by date
- Written by Norman Day, Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
Implosion is the most dramatic way of demolishing a building but it's also the most wasteful and hazardous.Luke Schmidt/Shutterstock
We are entering a new world where skyscrapers and other huge buildings are becoming redundant and need significant overhaul or replacement. The process is called unbuilding or, if you’re a bit highfalutin,...
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