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Architects urge council to reject demolition of Shell’s former Aberdeen HQ

By 2023-08-14T11:39:00

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Open letter calls for publication of full embodied carbon impact of proposal to flatten seven buildings

A group of 45 architects and academics have called for Aberdeen council to reject plans to demolish Shell’s former headquarters campus over embodied carbon concerns.

The oil giant has lodged an application to flatten all buildings on the Altens Farm Road, including a prominent 1970s modernist office block.

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