![]() ![]() ![]() The research sought to explain the nature and extent of destruction and the processes and products of replanning and rebuilding that have shaped today’s urban areas. 70 years later we are also beginning to assess whether any of these merit retention and conservation and recently the research has been questioning how such decisions are made. New infrastructure such as ring roads, new architectural forms and materials, and new land uses such as shopping centres all emerged from this short period. Today’s cities have been substantially reshaped during the post-war period, and even those not bombed jumped on the replanning bandwagon. How does conservation factor into rebuild and repair after war and conflict? Researchers at BCU analyse 'reconstruction era' cities and how those decisions shape cities 70 years later. ![]()
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