Some people think that we should replace old buildings and houses in cities with more modern buildings. Other people think we should protect old buildings. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

There is a controversial debate over old

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in modern cities.

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some people believe that they should be substituted, I side with the ones who prefer to preserve them.

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essay will shed light on both perspectives and explain why conservation is a better option. Often, shining skyscrapers appear not only more aligned with the contemporary taste, but they seem more efficient in terms of energy

consumes

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.

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, hi-tech materials are not always

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performative as we might expect. The downsides of any contemporary innovation reside in the difficulties

to repair

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of repairing

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and, at the same time, the need

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for

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skilled workers for its

maintainance

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maintenance

. One example is the Bosco Verticale in Milan, the complexity behind the installation of the vegetation system requires always experts on site. Traditional

buildings

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, quite often are left in disrepair

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their external appearance is not really attractive.

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, these constructions show traditional techniques and the use of old materials.

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can be perceived as a negative aspect, thicker walls made with bricks,

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structures are not only more efficient in terms of energy

consume

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consumption

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easier to repair. Here, conservation is possible and doable by non-graduated people.

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, replacing old

buildings

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with new

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means demolishing constructions and

disposing

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disposing of

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huge

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of waste

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very difficult to recycle. In conclusion, despite new modern

buildings

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are often framed as nicer and ecologically efficient, the reality is that they are not

easily

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reparable as the traditional ones, and their

effciency

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efficiency

relies more on complex technologies than on simple construction techniques.