www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0323landmarksmar23,0,6160441.story Don’t wreak havoc: Landmarks law works By Richard Moe March 23, 2009 For 40 years, Chicago’s landmarks ordinance has been a highly effective tool for spotlighting and protecting the historic places that give the city its unique character. Last month, however, a court decided that the ordinance is too vague. It’s time for […]
It’s more than a cemetery; it’s the final resting place of many who are hidden from view by history and procedure. Learn the fascinating history of Hart Island, a 101-acre site off the shores of The Bronx, in a presentation by author and filmmaker Melinda Hunt. As an advocate for the preservation of this long-overlooked […]
N.Y. / Region City Room: Ask About Preserving New York’s Historic Districts By The New York Times Published: March 23, 2009 Taking Questions: This week, Simeon Bankoff, the executive director of the Historic Districts Council, is answering readers’ questions. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/ask-about-preserving-new-yorks-historic-districts/
The Preservation Vision: NYC project has recently concluded. The final project report is now posted on the project website – www.preservationvision-nyc.org In addition to the final report, which includes the results, ideas and observations of this one-year project about the future of historic preservation in New York City over the next 25 years, you can […]
For years, Upper West Siders have been asking LANDMARK WEST! questions like… Who was the architect of my building? What style is it? When was it built? Where can I find Art-Deco architecture in our area? How can I find out if my building is a Landmark? Usually, LW! has the answers, but not always […]
For years, Upper West Siders have been asking LANDMARK WEST! questions like… Who was the architect of my building? What style is it? When was it built? Where can I find Art-Deco architecture in our area? How can I find out if my building is a Landmark? Usually, LW! has the answers, but not always […]
From The New York Times March 19, 2009 Architecture Rethinking Postwar Design in London By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF LONDON – The most polarizing issue in architecture today is no longer whether celebrity architects are ruining the profession. It’s what to do with the leftovers of postwar Brutalism. For an older generation of architects these buildings embody […]
From The New York Times March 19, 2009 Architecture Rethinking Postwar Design in London By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF LONDON – The most polarizing issue in architecture today is no longer whether celebrity architects are ruining the profession. It’s what to do with the leftovers of postwar Brutalism. For an older generation of architects these buildings embody […]
From our friends at the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation South Village Faces Increasing Threats GVSHP has documented an increasing number of threats facing the historic South Village neighborhood, and has been pushing the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to move ahead with landmarking the area as soon as possible. GVSHP first approached the […]
From our friends at Landmark West! Are the days of destructive developer-driven bail-outs of religious institutions over? One hopes… We can’t afford to squander the city’s historic legacy, piece by piece, to put a Band-Aid on today’s financial woes. We need our history. Preservation may have to save our cities again. ~ James S. Russell, […]
