Worshiping the Old Isn’t Historic Preservation
10.24.2024
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
10.24.2024
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
05.24.2023
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
03.13.2023
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
02.06.2023
Celebrating a seminal site in the civil rights movement.
Celebrating a seminal site in the civil rights movement.
11.03.2022
A conversation with the outgoing founder of Docomomo US.
A conversation with the outgoing founder of Docomomo US.
08.10.2021
A talk with New History founder, Meghan Elliott.
A talk with New History founder, Meghan Elliott.
01.21.2021
The resistance to educating future architects on this important art must end.
The resistance to educating future architects on this important art must end.
07.07.2020
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
12.02.2019
The repurposing of them may demonstrate savvy development, but the increasing absence of their original use signals something else.
The repurposing of them may demonstrate savvy development, but the increasing absence of their original use signals something else.
10.22.2019
A conversation with the photographer about his new book, Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side.
A conversation with the photographer about his new book, Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side.
04.25.2019
The cathedral doesn’t need to be reimagined or “rethought.”
The cathedral doesn’t need to be reimagined or “rethought.”
10.02.2018
Are adding gift shops and cafes to venerable museums the only solution to staying “relevant” in the 21st century?
Are adding gift shops and cafes to venerable museums the only solution to staying “relevant” in the 21st century?
05.23.2018
The interpretations of what’s right and proper seem to shift with time and place.
The interpretations of what’s right and proper seem to shift with time and place.
12.26.2017
The giant new incubator space takes a slick eraser to the past.
The giant new incubator space takes a slick eraser to the past.
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