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Historic Preservation

Balancing A City's History With Its Future

In a place as dynamic as New York City, balancing preservation with development pressure is no easy task.
3 December 2008 - 12:00pm
New York Times

Churches and the Price of Preservation

The demolition of a registered historic church in Brooklyn has underscored a debate over historic religious facilities between preservationists and congregations who struggle to pay the added costs of owning historic property.
3 December 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times

Preserving Buildings Helps Preserve the Planet

Communities across the country are grappling with questions about what to do with their older buildings. While we generally think that preserving historic buildings is a way to honor our past, it’s time to understand that it is also a way to protect our future, says Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
1 December 2008 - 5:00am

Museums and Historic Preservation

An Eero Saarinen house in Indiana has been acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Arts in a cross effort to preserve and exhibit the famous work. Christopher Hawthonre wonders if this could be a model other cities and museums should follow.
20 November 2008 - 6:00am
Los Angeles Times

Buffalo at a Crossroads

Nicolai Ouroussoff tells the tale of Buffalo, a quintessential rust belt city that seems committed to preserving its architectural heritage but unsure about its future.
18 November 2008 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

Canada's Missing Historic Preservation Program

Despite a large amount of historic amenities, Canada has no countrywide programs for preserving the nation's built heritage. Many say one is long overdue.
21 August 2008 - 10:00am
The Globe and Mail

What Makes A Neighborhood Historic?

Older districts are often marked by high property values and traditional architecture, but it's not just aesthetics and history that define them. Some historic neighborhoods have gone through vast changes, while others don't appear "historic" at all.
1 July 2008 - 9:00am
Forbes

The Changing Skyline of Beijing

A new building by Rem Koolhaas in Beijing is part of a wave of modern construction that is changing the tightly-planned urban fabric of the Chinese capital.
23 June 2008 - 12:00pm
The New Yorker

Is New Building Ever Green?

Chevron is moving its New Orleans offices from downtown to a brand new, "eco-friendly" campus- opening up the discussion of whether new construction is ever greener than staying put.
16 June 2008 - 2:00pm
New Orleans Business News

Home, Sweet Clam Shack

In Newburyport, Mass., critics tried to stop Mark Roland from converting an historic clam shack into a home. Roland claims: 'It's recycling.'
11 June 2008 - 1:00pm
The Boston Globe

Racers Battle Civil War Buffs in N.C.

Banker Dave Ridson wants to build a racetrack on a site preservationists say is an historic Civil War site. But where the battle actually fought is a matter of debate.
11 June 2008 - 11:00am
The Houston Chronicle

Zoning for Amusement

Coney Island fights to preserve its history of sideshows and tilt-a-whirls as revitalization steps into the ring.
10 June 2008 - 11:00am
The New York Times

Barn-Raising For the 21st Century

An old-fashioned community barn-raising in Masonville, Texas could in fact be a glimpse of the future.
7 June 2008 - 11:00am
Fort Collins Now

Missing Mass. Lighthouse Found -- In California

The historic lighthouse of Wellfleet, Massachusetts had mysteriously disappeared in 1925. Recently, an intrepid researcher uncovered its unlikely location.
5 June 2008 - 5:00am
Cape Cod Times

Showdown at Valley Forge Over Land Use

History buffs clash over the proper use of Valley Forge site- preserved national park land, or 142,000-square-foot museum and conference center?
2 June 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Big Box Thinking When Siting Schools is Creating Sprawl

New schools are consistently built far from community centers, while historic school buildings near where people live are demolished, The Blue Ridge Press reports.
29 May 2008 - 11:00am
The Blue Ridge Press

Want to Renovate Your San Francisco Home? Good Luck.

San Francisco city planners take a hard line on renovating the city's stock of historic homes. Homeowners, architects, and even preservationists are saying the department has gone too far.
27 May 2008 - 6:00am
The San Francisco Chronicle

Developer Wants to Tear Down Landmark, Rebuild A Few Blocks Away

If you demolish a building, then recreate it exactly in a different spot, will it retain its original character? Atlantans may find out.
24 May 2008 - 11:00am
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Is This Building Worth Preserving?

A Googie-era Denny's Restaurant in the Seattle area is at the center of a debate about how buildings get designated as landmarks. Yesterday, the Preservation Board relented on economic considerations, and the building is slated for demolition.
22 May 2008 - 12:00pm
The Seattle Times

1960s Lower Manhattan Tower Set To Receive Historic Designation

New York City's 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in 1961, is likely to receive historic landmark status by The Landmarks Preservation Commission.
20 March 2008 - 12:00pm
The New York Times
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