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Cities in Constant Flux

Posted by: Tim Halbur

25 January 2010 - 11:00am

While cities may seem permanent, a group called Architecture 2030 claims that a majority of the buildings in cities today will be rebuilt by the year 2035.

Writer Jonathan Hiske notes that Architecture 2030 are using "pre-recession figures. Construction rates are significantly lower at the moment, though renovation rates are probably up. Even with that caveat, our built environments are less permanent than you might assume."

Full Story: Cities get rebuilt more often than you think
Source: Grist, January 22, 2010
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