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sphinx and pyramid at giza
Oh My Giza

SOM selected to revamp visitor experience for Egypt’s Pyramids at Giza

construction supplies in front of black building
Monumental Work

World Monuments Fund responds to the war in Ukraine with preservation initiatives

restored facade of the confiteria del molino
Back In Business

Buenos Aires’ Confitería del Molino reopens after years of abandonment and extensive restoration

birds eye view of a historic ukrainian city
Code Red

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

Berghain, an industrial club in an industrial setting
COVID Slowdown

Daily digest: The Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is postponed, landmarking Berghain, and more

Downtown denver. It, and the news that michael gove will roll out beautification standards in the U.K., are in the news today
In The Eye Of The Beholder

Daily digest: Michael Gove slams steel and concrete buildings, Colorado contractors sue over vaccine mandate, and more

A rendering of the repurposed Al-Nuri Mosque
Mosul Mistake?

UNESCO’s winning design for Mosul mosque reconstruction sparks outrage in Iraq

waterfront view of liverpool buildings
A Liverpudlian Delisting

Liverpool inches closer to having World Heritage Site status yanked by UNESCO

Port authority bus terminal at dusk
Better Than Stamp Collecting

Daily digest: The rich are collecting modernist houses, Port Authority’s “beautification,” and more

cruise ship passing through venice
Good News, With a Catch

Cruise liners are banned from Venice but a new port could take years to build

exterior of a large library building with a sweeping flat roof in an arid climate
One For The Books

Foster + Partners completes House of Wisdom library in Sharjah, UAE

tourists visit a famous buddhist temple in cambodia, angkor wat
Too Close For Comfort

Plans for sprawling resort near Cambodia’s Angkor heritage site sparks concern from UNESCO

old couple on bench, a lifelike sculpture by duane hanson, which could be affected by museum closures
In Brief

Thirteen percent of museums worldwide could shut forever due to coronavirus

a sunny streetscape in Copenhagen
In Brief

Copenhagen named 2023 World Capital of Architecture

White statues in landscaped park at the Palace of Versailles
Let Them Eat Landscape

Marie Antoinette’s private garden at the Palace of Versailles will get an extensive restoration

An aerial view of a jagged island, the titular Cockatoo Island
Lost at Sea

Plans to transform Australia’s Cockatoo Island into permanent art site rejected

a exterior view of Dallas Affiliated Computer Services Tower
The Pisa of Texas

Change.org petition seeks to save half-imploded Dallas office tower

Watercolor of a flat home, the Hollyhock House
WRIGHT ON THE WEB

Digital archive for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House now online

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