Just four weeks ago the city unveiled the newly restored William McKinley Monument in Golden Gate Park restoration. It only lasted about two weeks.
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How Do You Measure the Value of a Historic Site?
August 16, 2017
Debates over historic preservation often run into a problem: There’s plenty of data to support economic arguments, and much less to address questions of cultural value. A research team in Singapore wants to change that.
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Big Ben to Fall Silent During Four-Year Renovation Project
August 16, 2017
It is the longest time that Big Ben has been paused during its 157-year history.
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Andrew Wyeth’s Portrait of American Life
July 11, 2017
Andrew Wyeth was a popular but controversial realist who stood in stark contrast to modernism, pop art, and other experimental artistic movements of the 20th century.
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Can Honolulu’s War Memorial Natatorium Be Saved?
July 7, 2017
Dedicated in 1927 as a World War I memorial, the natatorium was conceived as more than a place honoring citizens of the territory of Hawaii who volunteered for the war.
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When It Comes to Historical Markers, Every Word Matters
July 6, 2017
Who tells the story has a significant impact on what story is told.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-it-comes-historical-markers-every-word-matters-180963973/
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Is the Washington Metro “Brutalist”? (Part 1)
July 5, 2017
The label may be limiting how we see the design of the capital subway stations.
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Is the Washington Metro “Brutalist”? (Part 2)
July 5, 2017
The label may be limiting how we see the design of the capital subway stations.
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13 stunning capitol buildings across the U.S.
June 29, 2017
Not all capitol buildings are white, domed, and marbled.
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Do We Need to Rebuild Historic Sites Ruined by Terrorism?
June 29, 2017
Some argue for leaving the buildings in rubble as a reminder of the destruction.
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Solving Salk’s Mystery
June 29, 2017
How scientists lifted the shadow from Louis Kahn's most famous building.
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