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Renowned ‘sponge city’ architect Kongjian Yu dies in Brazil plane crash
The 62-year-old Chinese landscape architect was killed with three others while filming in the Pantanal wetlands Kongjian Yu, one of the world’s most famous landscape architects, has reportedly been killed in a plane crash in Brazil’sPantanal wetlands while making a film about his work. Yu, 62, was flying to a ranch in Mato Grosso do…
Haiti’s renowned Hotel Oloffson is burned down by gangs
Gothic gingerbread building in Port-au-Prince hosted illustrious parties and guests including Mick Jagger Haiti’s once-illustrious Hotel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread building that inspired books, hosted parties and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, has been burned down by gangs. Hundreds of Haitians and foreigners mourned as the news spread across social media,…