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Residents mill about as Al Madinah hotel is felled. On the face of it, exclusion zones are pretty much the same whether you’re from Surrey, Scotland, Savannah or Saudi Arabia. But there is one marked difference between the first three and the final one. In most places in the world, the impending implosion or felling…Read moreRead more

Demolition defies the power of the press. The David Smith Stadium press box at the University of Wisconsin’s Ramer Field was tipped over to make way for construction of a new press box. The new structure will include a coaches box, a VIP room, ticketing and a new entrance. University of Wisconsin-River Falls David Smith…Read moreRead more

When blow-out replaces blow-down. Gravity has been an ever-present and unavoidable force since long before the first primitive creatures slithered from the primordial ooze (or since Adam and Eve got jiggy if you’re that way inclined. And yet, several hundred years after Sir Issaac Newton became the world’s first victim of a drive-by fruiting and…Read moreRead more

Time-lapse video footage of Reading icon’s deconstruction. Cravat-sporting man-about-town John Mould might be one of the UK demolition industry’s most dapper individuals, but the guy knows demolition too. Check out this excellent time-lapse video featuring J. Mould (Reading) Ltd’s demolition of the iconic Metal Box building in its native Reading. Oh, and for the record,…Read moreRead more

DDS demolishes shopping mall, car park and office block in West London. To facilitate the construction of the prestigious Sovereign Court development DDS Demolition were required to partially demolish the King Mall Shopping Centre multi-storey car park and the former West 45 Office Block. The project was in the heart of Hammersmith Town Centre, and…Read moreRead more

Canadian crew spooked by “ghost doctor” The demolition of Vancouver’s Royal Jubilee Hospital has apparently revealed more than just rubble, according to local news reports. One of the work crew claims to have seen a “clean-shaven man” in blue jeans during demolition works. But the figure vanished. A local photographer has also captured on film…Read moreRead more

Reigart gets to grips with school made famous in 80s movie. “Go do something your own age, like demolish a phonebox!” That is a line from the 1981 Bill Forsyth film Gregory’s Girl; a movie of unrequited love in a Scottish high school and the film that introduced the world to Clare Grogan (my 17-year…Read moreRead more