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Before and After
The restoration of a derelict 18th century building in Poland.
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A 1960s building in Nijmegen (Netherlands) was voted "the ugliest building in town".
It was demolished and replaced by a new building resembling (albeit rather poorly) what was there before.
The street has become whole again.
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Before & After in Oslo, Norway.
A soulless modernist building was renovated to sit comfortably with the character and architectural traditions of the city.
Same building, new face.
Implemented in 1986 by architects Sigmund Sontum and Piotr Choynowski.
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Newly built homes in Virginia, USA.
“There is a deep human need for beauty and if you ignore that need in architecture your buildings will not last”
- Sir Roger Scruton
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“When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for” - John Ruskin
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Architectural Revival
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New houses in the Netherlands
Tradition is the future
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New houses in Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
Beautiful family homes with much-loved traditional details and robust natural materials.
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A new house in the French tradition built near Shanghai, China.
Meanwhile in France there are rarely, if ever, new houses in the French tradition.
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Gloriously Rebuilt
300 years after it was destroyed during the Great Northern War, the old castle of Grodno has been beautifully reconstructed.
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A newly built farmhouse in the U.S.
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A beautiful example of Spanish Colonial Revival style architecture used for civic purposes.
Designed to compliment, but not overshadow, the Santa Barbara Courthouse.
The new District Attorney’s Office, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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New Classical architecture in Great Britain.
Poundbury, Dorset (photo by
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The modernists of the twentieth century destroyed many beautiful towns and cities - replacing homely streets and crafted buildings with soulless eyesores
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A newly built neighbourhood in Georgia, USA
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