Photographer Heinz Vontin (born 1923 in Berlin) has been digging through his archives again, and unearthed these wonderful color photographs of Berlin in March 1954. They show in an impressive way, how East and West Berlin drifted further apart between reconstruction and economic miracle.
Brutalist masterpieces (or eyesores, depending on your point of view) face the wrecking ball in cities around the world
A plan from Ontario Premier Doug Ford would demolish the Ontario Science Center and open a new one within the proposed Ontario Place development.
Take a look at some of the most awe-inspiring buildings that once stood in major cities across the world.
from Quakertown: A Vibrant Black Town Demolished for Its Embarrassment to a White College
These do take a little effort to make, and they can get demolished in seconds, but most of the effort is in waiting around. Lots of waiting. But it’s worth it – these buns are soft and light, and with the spicy raw tuna it is quite literally a melt-in-the-mouth experience. Put the flour, salt, […]
This wonderful book was published in 1999 by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, edited by Joy Hughes. It is, as the title declares, a photographic record of hundreds of houses that once …
How Melbourne lost it’s most significant buildings
Two architects remodeled their super-small apartment to beautifully fit their family of three.
Architect: George Papworth Rebuilt in 1827 on the site of an earlier house, destroyed by fire. In 1964 the contents of Kenure House were auctioned, and the estate, which was also known as Kenure Park, was sold to the Irish Land Commission. Colonel R. H. Fenwick-Palmer, the last of the Palmers to live in the
The cover of The Beatles' album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is history's most famous Who's Who.
Philip Davies, an architectural historian, spent seven years trawling through the photographs, compiling the best 1,500 into a 558-page book entitled Lost England.
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Many ancient majestic palaces have crumbled or been entirely demolished, as awful as it may seem. We can't go back in time to view these sites
From an article published on SFGATE a few years ago, the 1915 Panama-Pacific...
When it was completed in 1929, it was advertised as the most beautiful hotel in the world, with some 500 bedrooms, some with their own swimming pools. But the Royal Picardy was only in operation for about 20 years, was abandoned for 20 more and finally destroyed in 1968. While the space inspired creatives from…
Take a look at some of the most awe-inspiring buildings that once stood in major cities across the world.
Famed magician Chung Ling Soo died on March 24, 1918. Not for him a gentle passing in his dotage. He was mortally wounded during a performance onstage at the Wood Green Empire, London, undertaking his bullet catch trick.
Hugh Pearman tells the scandalous tale of James Stirling’s lost Utopia: In July 1981, in the offices of the British architecture newspaper Building Design, I received a letter from James Stirling. It enclosed a clipping from the Runcorn Daily News, a local newspaper in the north-west of England near Liverpool. “I hope your readers are … Continue reading "Naked and Demolished In Runcorn: The Scandalous Tale of James Stirling’s Lost Utopia"
Atalanta were given a rude awakening by Verona’s comeback from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in Bergamo, just days after demolishing Liverpool.
THEY are the buildings that time forgot, former landmarks once patronised by thousands of Sydneysiders now replaced by high-rise office blocks and other developments.
Demolished Sydney is an exhibition exploring the buildings that once shaped the city’s skyline, from the grand Garden Palace to the monumental Pyrmont incinerator.
Image 1 of 4 from gallery of Inside a Demolished Brutalist House: the Lincoln House. Courtesy of Stewart Hicks
If you had the chance to bring back one demolished Sunderland building, which would it be?
The Lygon Theatre opened in the early 1920s, and was demolished late last year. It hadn't been used as a theatre since 1958. If you'd like to find out more about this image, or download a hi-res copy, Check out our catalogue: handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/77379
The presenter relocated back to the UK with his wife Julia Carey last year and is planning to pull down the property and build an £8 million six-bedroom mega-mansion.
Tricorn Shopping Centre, Portsmouth, UK, 1966 (Demolished 2004) (Owen Luder Partnership)
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