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Infinity Playground / Blue Temple

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Plot ABC / Blue Temple

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Bamboo Playground / Blue Temple

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  • Architects: Blue Temple
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  95
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019

The Race to Save Architecture in Myanmar's Biggest City

Preservationists are in a race to document and preserve some of Yangon’s most admired cultural icons. Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon is experiencing an all to familiar story: rapid development taking precedence over preservation. As the National Geographic reports, “Hulking monoliths of concrete and blue-plated glass are replacing fine old residential and government buildings…Although much has already been lost, many architecturally or esthetically significant structures have hung on. The question now is how long they will last.” Read the complete story, here.