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War in Ukraine has displaces many people, and not only because of the dangers posed by an ongoing conflict, but also by the fact that continued artillery shelling destroyed people's homes, offices, hospitals and educational facilities. Most people would love to go back, but there's nothing left to go back to.

An initiative called RecreateUA decided to ask people to offer their best designs for destroyed buildings, and many people flocked to help in this beautiful idea. Scroll down below and see how the contestants have fared. Enjoy!

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#1

Regional Library For Youth, Chernihiv. Nataliia Semerei

Regional Library For Youth, Chernihiv. Nataliia Semerei

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G.O.
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4 years ago

Very nice elevation on that building..

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    Georgiy Smolin's Work

    Georgiy Smolin's Work

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    Reese2906Hi
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Love the green!

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    #3

    IAM Architecture Studio Work

    IAM Architecture Studio Work

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    Daniel Marsh
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Love the respect for the original design, with modern embellishments.

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    #4

    Office Center In The Old Building, Kharkiv. Vladyslav Hromov

    Office Center In The Old Building, Kharkiv. Vladyslav Hromov

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    Marvin König
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Yeah, this definitely works. Nice and decent, but improving on the existing.

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    #5

    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Roman Hryshchenko

    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Roman Hryshchenko

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    Abdul Rahman Falih
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ngl looks epic

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    #6

    Apartment House, Borodianka. TSD

    Apartment House, Borodianka. TSD

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    Madeleine Pettit
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I like it!

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    #7

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration. Ilina Abbazova

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration. Ilina Abbazova

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    Marvin König
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Perfection!

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    #8

    Drama Theater And Park Area, Mariupol. Yevhenii Oliinyk

    Drama Theater And Park Area, Mariupol. Yevhenii Oliinyk

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    Random Toad
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    looks great but that is a lot of concrete. I think they should keep some of the grass.

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    #9

    Kharkiv Regional Administration. Oleksii Karelskykh

    Kharkiv Regional Administration. Oleksii Karelskykh

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    Bored Turtle Princess
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Looks like a palace. Gorgeous .

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    #10

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration By Crab Studio

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration By Crab Studio

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    Marvin König
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Sorry, but that just makes me angry. Some "modern" architects have this Tendency to just cr*p their "style" onto everything they see while not realizing that their stuff only looks good in cgi. And this is a perfect example of "Artists" just being completely unrespectful. Not every buildinf needs to provoke.

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    #11

    Mariupol, Oles Kuncevich

    Mariupol, Oles Kuncevich

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    Andrew Fouts
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Definitely needs more greenery

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    #12

    Chernihiv, Regional Youth Center. Ivan Naumko

    Chernihiv, Regional Youth Center. Ivan Naumko

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    Andrew Fouts
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Add some plants and seating in the tower maybe a way cover it in high summer to give kids an outdoor space to relax

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    #13

    V. N. Karazin National University, Faculty Of Economics Building, Kharkiv. TSD

    V. N. Karazin National University, Faculty Of Economics Building, Kharkiv. TSD

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    Marvin König
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    One day, every European city will look the same. Just no.

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    #14

    V. N. Karazin National University, Faculty Of Economics Building, Kharkiv. Antonina Kodnakova

    V. N. Karazin National University, Faculty Of Economics Building, Kharkiv. Antonina Kodnakova

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    Marvin König
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Some people are just respectful without having to put their stamp on everything they touch. Thank you for this!

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    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Yasya Bielykh

    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Yasya Bielykh

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    Bored Turtle Princess
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Beautiful.

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    #16

    Retroville, Shopping Center, Kyiv. Eliza Kocherga

    Retroville, Shopping Center, Kyiv. Eliza Kocherga

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    Andrew Fouts
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Less concrete more green!

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    Apartmnet House, Borodianka Kyiv. Vlad Loza

    Apartmnet House, Borodianka Kyiv. Vlad Loza

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    Andrew Fouts
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Needs a Green Rooftop!

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    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Anastasia Golovina

    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Anastasia Golovina

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    Andrew Fouts
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Nice ! Lower windows should match the others

    #19

    Roman Paliy's Work

    Roman Paliy's Work

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    Daniel Marsh
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I was going to say, "Ugh! Looks like a bus station." Turns out it IS a bus station!

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    #20

    Max Malakhov's Work

    Max Malakhov's Work

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    Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    ... uh, what am I supposed to be looking at on the right?

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    #21

    IAM Architecture Studio Work

    IAM Architecture Studio Work

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    sin way
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    nice but maybe not stray sooo far from the original, we don't want to replace it completely, just bring it back to life in a sense

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    #22

    Kharkiv, Freedom Square. Oleksii Poberezhnyk, Yuliia Khrebtovych, Alexandr Badovsky, Adrian Lintur

    Kharkiv, Freedom Square. Oleksii Poberezhnyk, Yuliia Khrebtovych, Alexandr Badovsky, Adrian Lintur

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    Daniel Marsh
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Nice landscaping. The rest looks very generic, 1990s. But certainly unoffensive.

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    #23

    Private House, Bucha, Kyiv. Cedar Park Studio

    Private House, Bucha, Kyiv. Cedar Park Studio

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    Coco
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    why the wall in front?

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    #24

    Retroville, Shopping Center, Kyiv. Rozit

    Retroville, Shopping Center, Kyiv. Rozit

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    Jessica Allred
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It's the rounded edges building that needs to go. The rest looks fine.

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    #25

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Davydova

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Davydova

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    Coco
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Please no!

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    #26

    Chernihiv, Hotel Ukraine. Maksym Kuzmichov

    Chernihiv, Hotel Ukraine. Maksym Kuzmichov

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    Andrew Fouts
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Nice but very common look for a hotel anymore

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    #27

    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Alyona Godunova

    Apartment Building, Kharkiv. Alyona Godunova

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    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Sorry, but this looks like a college dormitory built in the '60. It's soulless in its uniformity and lack of decoration.

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    #28

    Specialized School #134, Kharkiv. Tetiana Belniv

    Specialized School #134, Kharkiv. Tetiana Belniv

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    #29

    Public School, Zhytomyr. Anastasia Ivanova

    Public School, Zhytomyr. Anastasia Ivanova

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    Catmandu
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ukrainian history book

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    #30

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Olya Netreba

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Olya Netreba

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    No you can't have my name
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I'm expecting some teenage pop stars to come out the front door and start a dance number

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    #31

    Bulding In Mariupol. Anastasia Koshova

    Bulding In Mariupol. Anastasia Koshova

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    Char Panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Even the kid is like what then heck happened here???

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    #32

    Shura Nykytenko's Work

    Shura Nykytenko's Work

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    Coco
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Horrible, souless and boring.

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    #33

    Neighborhood, Mariupol. Olya Diatlova

    Neighborhood, Mariupol. Olya Diatlova

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    #34

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Artem Gusev

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Artem Gusev

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    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Anton Tonchev

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Kharkiv. Anton Tonchev

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    #36

    Apartment House, Izium. Oleksander Huk

    Apartment House, Izium. Oleksander Huk

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    James Pasquini
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The original photo appears to be the rear and side of the building. The street being lower in the front. The new design has too much glass, and the windows don't open. No thank you.

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    #37

    Theater, Mariupol. Tetiana Ernst

    Theater, Mariupol. Tetiana Ernst

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    Hańka
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Nope

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    Kharkiv Regional State Administration. Vladislav Shabetya

    Kharkiv Regional State Administration. Vladislav Shabetya

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    James Pasquini
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Why do they always want to lose the character and charm of these old buildings. It's not a building one would want to look up at and admire the architecture. Too plain.

    #39

    Hotel Ukraine, Chernihiv. Viktor Kovbunov

    Hotel Ukraine, Chernihiv. Viktor Kovbunov

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    James Pasquini
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Again, no balconies. Just a "flop house." At least the windows appear they can be opened.

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