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Historic PreservationLatest Stories

a skatepark with a large mural and colorful post-modernist building in the background
Stories To Tell

The National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered list for 2022 includes murals, an internment camp, and a Neutra-designed school

historic facade of a 100-plus-year steam power plant
Riverfront Recharge

Dreyfuss + Blackford’s reimagining of a decrepit power station breathes new life into the Sacramento riverfront

interior of a bar with scratched wood tables and a warm ambiance
Cheers Mate

Daily digest: Cincinnati’s Terrace Plaza Hotel denied landmark status, historic NYC gay bar honored with plaque, and more

exterior of a brutalist courthouse building
The Jeopardized Five

A Brutalist courthouse and century-old Elks Lodge rank among 2022’s Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois

the concrete and hulking atlanta central library
Out Of Frame

The remodel of Marcel Breuer’s Atlanta Central Library demonstrates the fault lines of preservation causes

Boston Government Service Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Cast In Concrete

A Boston Brutalist classic is threatened with demolition. Architects and preservationists should fight for its survival

rendering of the restored castle-like structure of the smallpox hospital
Forever And More

On Roosevelt Island, the fight to turn the historic Smallpox Hospital into a permanent pandemic memorial

A low slung wooden geller house designed by marcel breuer
Demolition Déjà Vu

Op-ed: The demolition of Geller House I was a tragedy—but we should have seen it coming

view of the Santo Stefano prison's ruins, everything is worn-down with the watch tower in the middle of the prison's courtyard.
Curating The Panopticon

Italy’s latest adaptive reuse project will transform a ruined island prison into a tourist destination

birds eye view of a historic ukrainian city
Code Red

UNESCO sounds a clarion call to protect Ukraine’s historic sites

House with chimeras, a heavily ornamented stately home in ukraine
No End In Sight

As war rages, Ukraine’s collective memory is at risk

a historic brick building in boston, the otis house
West End Gem

NADAAA will reimagine the historic Otis House in Boston

view from behind home plate at the camden yards baseball field
On The Fence

Camden Yards seeks to level the playing field for pitchers and hitters—by enlarging it

head-on view of a glassy tower on a podium in midtown manhattan supported by slender columns
Massive Leverage

After winning approvals, the $100 million Lever House renovation is moving ahead

a vacant detroit high-rise, lee plaza
New Leese on Life

Detroit puts $7 million in pandemic relief funds towards reviving iconic Lee Plaza

the towering dome of the illinois state capitol building
Above And Below

The Illinois Capitol will get a renovation meant to last “150 years”

soaring interior of a historic cathedral in paris, notre dame
Lumière Verte

France approves the controversial interior redesign of Notre Dame Cathedral

notre dame paris
Sacré Bleu, Quel Dommage, etc.

Plans for a modern interior at Notre Dame Cathedral incite the ire of traditionalists

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