Union Station’s Fred Harvey Room is officially restored
May 12, 2017
A lovely mezzanine emerges from layers of cigarette soot.
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Preservation Points
In Segregated Postwar Montgomery County, Modern Architecture Forged A Path Ahead
May 11, 2017
The county's 'Mad Men' buildings hark back to a time when the architecture moved faster than the culture.
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For Urban Preservationists, Six Epic Saves
May 10, 2017
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s new list of the most endangered places in the U.S. looks back at 30 years…
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He Saw The Future: George Fred Keck And The House of Tomorrow
May 4, 2017
Today, the name George Fred Keck is synonymous with the House of Tomorrow, a 12-sided, glass-and-steel residence built for the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago.
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The Triforium in Downtown Los Angeles May Glow Once Again
May 2, 2017
The Triforium in downtown Los Angeles was built with 1,494 hand-blown, multi-colored glass cubes, a 79-note glass bell carillon, and a computer…
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When historic buildings make economic sense
May 1, 2017
When people talk about infrastructure, they normally mean roads, bridges and public transportation…maybe we should think about historic buildings and places as infrastructure, too.
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America’s State Capitols: An Architectural Explainer
April 28, 2017
Like much of the built environment in the U.S., they are a bit more similar than you’d hope, and yet harbor plenty of intriguing variety.
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World Monuments Fund launches Instagram campaign to save Modern buildings
April 26, 2017
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) launched its first Instagram campaign today, 26 April, to draw attention to the plight of the world’s Modern buildings.
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Photos Capture India’s Ancient, Vanishing Stepwells
April 25, 2017
These intricate architectural marvels are in danger of disappearing.
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An Old Train Depot Keeps One Town’s History Alive
April 21, 2017
[A] group of committed Porterville residents banded together and got both the city and the railroad to agree on its next chapter: a museum…
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Why the Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses Battle Still Matters
April 19, 2017
A Q&A with Matt Tyrnauer, director of Citizen Jane: Battle For The City.
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Pompeii will have ‘regular maintenance at last’
April 19, 2017
Massimo Osanna, the man leading the ancient city's restoration, has turned the site around—but there is still work to do.
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