Archinect - News2024-05-03T00:43:23-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/90836061/as-myanmar-opens-up-to-modern-world-historic-buildings-are-at-risk
As Myanmar opens up to modern world, historic buildings are at risk Alexander Walter2014-01-09T14:06:00-05:00>2014-01-09T14:07:57-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/9095f4e5f222427ab868f29ff8f2c1a2?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Hundreds of colonial-era structures have been destroyed in recent years to make way for modern ones like the Centrepoint tower. Completed last year, the glassy 25-story skyscraper looms over a historic block that includes the dilapidated 100-year-old Supreme Court building and City Hall, which, with its white paint and intricately tiered roof, draws easy comparisons to a wedding cake.
The condition of many older buildings makes them targets for tear-down.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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