Singapore set to raze third of heritage bungalows
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With their white-washed walls and black-colored timber frames, Singapore's "Black-and-White" bungalows are the most distinctive architectural remnants of the city-state's colonial history.
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Singapore, which sees itself as a target for terrorists, will install more closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in crowded areas to forestall any attacks, the Sunday Times reported.
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Thailand's Finance Ministry said Wednesday that the devastation wreaked by deadly tidal waves which slammed into the nation's southwestern coast will likely shave 0.3 of a percentage point from gross domestic product growth in 2005.
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Hong Kong retail investors have flocked to the US$3bn listing of shops and car parks by the local Housing Authority with nearly one in ten of the territory&#39;s
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The rubble is starting to be carted away, but no money to rebuild has trickled into this part of south Lebanon. For now, the mayor of this village says he can do little but divide the 700 buildings and homes needing attention into three categories: totally, partially or slightly destroyed.
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The next step in housing's multi-phase crisis could be downgrading the builders to junk status.
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The vast stock of older buildings presents a much bigger opportunity to cut down on energy consumption and carbon emissions.
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A third of first-time home buyers may cut their offer for a property at the last minute, a survey finds.
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The Boston Landmarks Commission staff has recommended against giving the 118-year-old Dainty Dot building on the edge of Chinatown protection with official landmark status.
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Turning potential housing into inhabited homes is proving to be a major challenge for the city.
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In Britain, where three grades of protection of buildings already exist, a fourth category has been proposed: Grade X, for buildings that deserve to be torn down.
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The "Supersize Me" era of home building may be coming to an end after a three-decade run.
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DEMOLITION of a landmark former brewery got und
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All waterfront buildings and shacks in Nigeria's oil capital, Port Harcourt are to be demolished, officials say.
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Singapore has issued another warning about terrorists&#39; intentions to attack soft targets in the city-state following the deadly bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta, reports said today.
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The Belfast skyline is set to change forever with the demolition of  three of the city's tallest chimneys.
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Environmentalists bristle as city moves toward 'shared use' of a local haunt.