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Why do old buildings keep getting demolished?

16 October - 5 mins
Podcast Series Moncrieff

While we may say that we love and treasure old buildings, the reality is that many of these are torn down and demolished with new, better fit-for-purpose office buildings or build-to-rent blocks built instead.

So, as one building per minute is demolished in Europe, just why is this the go-to strategy?

Futurist and Urbanist Ludwig Engels is involved with HouseEurope, a European Citizens’ Initiative dedicated to refurbishment over demolition, and he joins Seán to discuss ahead of his Open House architecture talk…

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