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Floor-by-Floor Demolition Blows Minds, Saves Environment

Posted by Jesus Diaz at 3:00 AM on July 15, 2008

Kajima's floor-by-floor slow demolition is one of those rare things in life that leaves you truly speechless, mouth wide-open, and pinching yourself to be sure this is real while you mutter "what the frak." After all, seeing the video of a 20-floor building submerging into the asphalt as if it was liquid is something that belongs to a sci-fi movie. The stunning process--called daruma-otoshi--is not only almost surrealistic but it helps to reduce the environmental impact. Seriously, I can watch this for hours:


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Building Demolished from the Ground Up Looks Better than New

Posted by Seamus Byrne at 7:44 PM on August 3, 2007

demolishing-building.jpgA 15-story office block in the heart of London is being demolished backwards in order to build a skyscraper in its place. Demolishers are working up from the ground level upwards, dismantling each floor to reveal the concrete core of the P&O building. Find out why, and the new skyscraper replacing it, after the jump.

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