Research and respect go into restoring a John Lautner guesthouse – LA Times
April 10, 2015
Today the house looks much as it did when it was completed in 1940, thanks to a major restoration project.
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Preservation Points
From Around the Web: Preservation, Art, Architecture, and History.
Return To Splendor – Archpaper.com
April 10, 2015
Restoration brings Frank Lloyd Wright's long-suffering Hollyhock House back to its original form.
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Why preservationists are an integral part of — not an obstacle to — good city planning | MinnPost
April 10, 2015
Preservationists are not a nuisance, an afterthought or a “nice to have” part of city planning.
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Social media contributing to rock art vandalism, artist says | KSL.com
April 6, 2015
Jonathan Bailey has been visiting prehistoric cultural sites in the San Rafael Swell since he was 6 years old. The 20-year-old artist from Emery County says he's seen a recent spike in vandalism at the sites, something he attributes to the Internet.
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Preserving Decay: Exploring the Ghost Town of Bodie, California | National Trust for Historic Preservation
March 24, 2015
A 19th-century ghost town in Bodie, California, is kept in a state of "arrested decay" -- a delicate balance of upkeep and preservation.
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Life in a Converted Firehouse | National Trust for Historic Preservation
March 10, 2015
Everyone likes the idea of living in a converted something-or-other. An old barn, an industrial loft, a former schoolhouse: With a lot of TLC, all of these building types have the potential to become comfortable, appealing residences.
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The College of Lost Arts
February 20, 2015
A small college in Charleston, South Carolina, seeks to revive the centuries-old fine building trades.
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Mobilizing to Sustain San Francisco’s Living History – Preservation Leadership Forum – A Program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
December 9, 2014
In San Francisco, preservationists and others have been trying to figure out how to best conserve the city’s non-architectural heritage as skyrocketing rents and real estate speculation displace mainstays of the city’s cultural landscape.
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The Quest to Save LA’s Century-Old Batchelder Tile Masterpiece – Curbed LA
July 9, 2014
On the ground floor of a run-down, four-story building at 217 West Sixth Street in downtown Los Angeles, on the block between South Broadway and South Spring, is one of the city's greatest interior-architecture treasures
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No, Historic Preservation Does Not Inhibit Urban Growth – Next City
June 26, 2014
From Paris to Cleveland, preservationists and developers are working together to build better cities.
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‘Legacy’ buildings embody cultural waves
January 29, 2013
In a city where the 264 official landmarks include City Hall, 23 churches and the Ferry Building, the latest additions to the list are two bars. A real estate office is next in line.
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