demolition

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Raymond Barlow, from the council's building standards team, said it was not possible for the council to say exactly which aspects of the building could be saved, nor how long the demolition will take.

From BBC

The council has not yet announced when the demolition will be carried out.

From BBC

Claverly, a professor at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, recently spoke to Salon about the problem of demolition in its current form, and the potential for a model with more community input.

From Salon

The landmark status protects the home from demolition, but doesn’t prohibit it.

From Los Angeles Times

In Orange County, Westminster Mall, a once-popular shopping center that has been tarnished by graffiti and vandalism since it closed last year, is on track for demolition soon.

From Los Angeles Times