Down with wasteful destruction

A 20-story tower was brought down by a controlled blast on Saturday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

News reports said the explosion was a perfect success: Little impact was caused to the environment thanks to advanced technology employing twice the average amount of dynamite used for similar buildings because the tower was "very strong" with a structure of reinforced concrete.

Since it was in such a good condition, I wonder why the building was torn down. According to reports, the building had to be removed to make way for new development. An additional major reason is that the building, only 500 meters from West Lake, marred the "scenic beauty" of the world famous tourist attraction.