Israel suspended a decision to annex a section of the territory last year, but its military still exerts tight control over Palestinians in the area.
Tag: Demolition
Plans to Raze Louis Kahn-Designed Dorms in India Are on Hold
After an outcry from preservationists and architects, the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad said that it would reconvene to consider the dorms’ future.
Demolition of Vietnam’s Historic Bui Chu Cathedral Is Underway
The 135-year-old Bui Chu Cathedral will be replaced with a replica that can hold more people. The church rejected an offer of land and help renovating the old building.
Driver Purposely Drove Bus Into China Reservoir, Killing 21, Police Say
The 52-year-old driver, who was also killed, was aggrieved about the demolition of his home because of a redevelopment scheme, officials said.
Mining Firm Plans to Destroy Indigenous Australian Sites, Despite Outcry
Just weeks after another company was criticized for razing ancient caves in the Pilbara desert, BHP said it would expand an iron ore mine on land that contains rock shelters some 15,000 years old.
Israel Begins Tearing Down Palestinian Housing on Edge of East Jerusalem
The first of 10 mostly unfinished apartment buildings in a Palestinian area was razed, an act that Palestinian officials condemned as “ethnic cleansing.”
Last 2 Towers of Genoa Bridge That Collapsed, Killing 43, Are Demolished
The government has pledged to rebuild the structure in a year. Area residents and business owners are eager for the construction to be completed.
Buildings Razed With Little Warning After Nigeria School Collapse
Workers began dismantling dozens of unstable structures on Lagos Island. But many buildings were occupied, and scores of people have been displaced.
Pablo Escobar’s Home Is Demolished in Colombia, Along With a Painful Legacy
A blast leveled the Monaco building, the drug kingpin’s former home in Medellín, on Friday.
Too Ugly to Be Saved? Singapore Weighs Fate of Its Brutalist Buildings
A few landmarks of so-called Brutalist architecture are on the verge of being sold to private developers, prompting a last-ditch scramble by enthusiasts to have the buildings protected.