buildings

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For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela’s buildings could be in an earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Tim Heffer, a farmer and conservationist, added: "We're still concerned that the farm needs to be kept together as a sustainable farm business, so it's got to be the land and useable buildings."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Some people have lambasted servicemembers for taking selfies outside flattened buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The city of Los Angeles also recently streamlined its adaptive reuse rules to make it easier to convert office buildings to housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

“Grandpa,” I asked, “what are all those buildings up there?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls