Building regulations (including historic preservation), religious freedom, and local and federal laws
Brutalist’ style: Members hope to replace this modernist building near the White House with a more welcoming church ... can be made, allowing for the demolition of historic buildings and their replacement. It's rare ... regulations.Today's Christian Science Monitor has a story, "'Historic' building versus religious rights [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 17:37:00
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Columbia wants to demolish historic buildings
From HDC:Three buildings slated for demolition by Columbia University have been deemed historically significant by New York State’s Historic Preservation Office. As a result of an application submitted by Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell, the state’s preservation office has determined that a group of residential buildings on West 115th [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 05:21:00
San Francisco Forever: Supes Favor Historic Preservation Commission
Yes, the Board of Supervisors did ban the sale of tobacco in pharmacies— that highly-controversial mandate passed at last ... on the November ballot that will create a Historic Preservation Commission. If voted into power— and judging ... historical buildings, landmarks, and neighborhoods at will, "saving" all from harm (and repair [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 17:27:19
Boston’s Biggest Mansion
(Photo courtesy Boston Globe) Who says you have to move to the suburbs if you want a spacious home? ... equity firm, is actually combining two historic buildings to create a single-family structure ... who are moving back to the city, and choosing to preserve historical buildings by making expensive [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 18:18:17
It’s Time to “Vote Up” Preservation
For so many reasons, this past presidential election was like nothing we’ve ever seen - online that is ... . Financial tools to improve energy efficiency in buildings must include assistance for owners of historic ... Historic Preservation.” You’ll find a variety of topics related to our mission, including this popular [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:36
Silver Towers get landmark status
Filed under things I really don't understand: Silver Towers/University Village, ... Village Society for Historic Preservation, who battled to preserve the buildings: Silver Towers ... awards from the American Institute of Architects and the City Club, was dubbed "one of ten buildings [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 21:12:30
Keep Houston Houston
It's late tonight, and I've been wanting to pass this along for a while: a really insightful little blog post on what makes Houston great, ... rail networks. And there’s a lot of good changes to push for, like preserving our most historic buildings, adding and improving the park system, increasing roadway capacity, building a coherent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 04:07:00
1516 H street
In reply to Streetscape: 1924: While the Wilkins building is lost, the row house to the right, #1516, is still there, albeit with an altered ( ... plans to raze most of the historical buildings around Lafayette Square in order to replace them ... , one of the first examples of preservation focused on a historic district, not just a single building [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 14:21:46
Pondering Preservation: How Will The Economic Downturn Affect Preservation?
Welcome to Pondering Preservation, a series that asks preservationists, architects, historians, ... historic buildings. The hot residential real estate market had also spurred many preservation-minded ... mean fewer historic structures are at risk from developers' bulldozers? Will it mean less money [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 21:11:12
Preservation Leadership Training: Birmingham, Alabama
“…I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states ... of the Center for Preservation Leadership for the National Trust for Historic Preservation welcomed 35 ... has an enormous collection of historical buildings built between 1890s and 1930. Take a look at Temple [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 22:11:36
How to Spend $825 billion?
The Democrats on the Appropriations committee have released their plan to stimulate the economy by playing the combined roles of wet nurse and ... improvements to visitor facilities, road and trail restoration, preservation of buildings of cultural and historic importance, rehabilitation of abandoned mines and oil fields, and environmental cleanup [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:48:00
Argentina: Building Preservation Law Set to Expire
Rodrigo Ruiz Ciancia of Basta de Demoler es , a blog dedicated to the preservation of historical buildings in Buenos Aires, writes about a Preservation Law that is set to expire in mid-December, which would leave approximately 3,600 buildings unprotected. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 02:08:27
Hawaii's House of the Heavenly King
Yesterday, bana-bear and I visited the historic Ali'iolani Hale, listed as one of United States's sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation (per National Register of Historic Places ... judicial history which includes a restored historic courtroom. The building also houses Hawai'i's [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 20:30:21
Saving Oklahoma's Prairie Cathedral
Driving along Highway 177 in north-central Oklahoma, your eyes wander across seemingly endless stretches of open prairie and sky ... s BARN AGAIN! program, which promotes the use of historic barns and agricultural buildings in modern ... the historic site, Bret A. Carter and members of Preservation Oklahoma teamed up to, in Carter’s words, act [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 13:57:19
Porking The Economy
The more I learn about this “economic stimulus package”—and I think the quotation marks are needed—the more disgusted I get ... on it, and calling it a stimulus package. Here’s some of the things in it: $3.836 billion for rural water ... and trail restoration, preservation of buildings of cultural and historic importance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:08:57
Democrats Reveal the 2009 BOHICA Stimulus Plan
They have been talking about the need for swift action on this bill, and when you see what is in it, ... are just some of the examples of what Obama considers "economic stimulus": $3.836 billion for rural water and waste grant ... facilities, road and trail restoration, preservation of buildings of cultural and historic importance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 22:00:39
Canada has a system that designates rivers as heritage resources
It doesn't necessarily provide any protections, but is still an interesting concept ... to be in the habit of calling "historic preservation"--the term we use in the U.S.--heritage preservation ... mostly of buildings. Although the heritage area idea focuses on the idea of the "cultural landscape [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:43:00
ACRES OF BOOKS–THE MOVIE?
It’s true: a documentary is in the works on that bookstore we once had You’ve read–er, seen–the bookstore Acres of Books. Now, see the movie? ... in Long Beach, where fabulous buildings with great potential–like the Pacific Coast Club ... the presence of two historical societies, and an active city historic preservation officer. It’s hard to watch [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 20:03:56
Give Philly Books for the Holidays
This has been a good year for books about Philadelphia and its buildings. Architect James B. Garrison, who specializes in historic preservation work at the firm formerly known as Hillier (Now some ridiculous combination of letters, such as RMJM), has just published a gorgeous survey [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 19:39:00
Adaptive Re-use
by Erik Hare My daughter asked an innocent question as we rode past on the bus ... worth saving finds a purpose in a changing economy. The condo boom was a great gift to historic preservation at times, allowing Saint Paul to keep old buildings that are well built landmarks even after [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 03:56:37
Prince Charles To Expand Regeneration Trust
Written by Tim Saunders Prince Charles is set to expand the efforts of his Prince’s Regeneration Trust ... this great legacy of historic buildings needlessly squandered,” said Charles. “Especially as, with a little ... its work on the preservation and re-use of buildings deemed to be at risk of decay.“ Charles established [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:00:00
Put Your WISAARD Learning Cap On
Have you heard about WISAARD? ... and Historic Preservation (DAHP) that helps you locate historic sites statewide, searchable by county, city ... on the story of the buildings, four photos of the properties, and and a quick overview of architectural [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 11:22:30
Daily Apple: Clear iPhones, Historical Resistance, Dumb Apple
See Inside Your iPhone - It’s a case mod that lets you in on the secret of your magical phone ... be. D.C. Store Meets Resistance From Historical Society - Nothing disrupts your attempts to stay ... brick buildings. Two preservation societies are blocking Apple’s move to their Washington D.C. site [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 02:32:05
Another Nail in CAMP's Shiny Mod Coffin
It appears a stand-off is a-brewin', passive-aggressive Presidio style ... for the preservation of some of the historic buildings and archaeological sites that Don Fisher [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 16:54:32
Terrific analysis of LEED-ND by the National Trust
... for New Urbanism - and focuses on infrastructure and the public realm, with buildings as just one component. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been advising the staff at USGBC [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 14:19:04
Our Morning Roundup
Bloomingdale (for now) wonders if its hood’s new cast-iron tree boxes are a good thing. The Heights Life offers five quick thoughts ... that are exempt from historic preservation review boards. This fact does not mean that any designer should ... buildings in these areas. It does not mean that a free-for-all is appropriate or even the most simply “ [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 04:10:34
Historic districts key economic strength, expert says in Ann Arbor appearance
Donovan Rypkema Donovan Rypkema took a wrecking ball to the notion of historic preservation as merely fixing up old buildings Wednesday night, asserting that such efforts go hand in hand [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 16:55:08
Coming Soon: AT&T Landmark Condos
Why preserve history when you can build more condos? The Landmark Preservation Board isn't standing in the way of progress here: with their approval ... a historical landmark. The project is set to go before the Planning Commission within a month [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 23:30:04
Historians and Archaeologists fight to preserve historic Nicosia
Archaeologists petition mayor to block old city projects By Stefanos Evripidou 30 December 2008Cyprus MailA GROUP of historians and archaeologists ... the argument that a number of listed buildings forming part of the archaeological character ... buildings, noted the academics.A new cathedral in the historical core of the town would undermine [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:18:00
Notes from the Field: New Orleans Loses a Valued Leader
Rev. Marshall Truehill, a staunch ally in our battle over the demolition of the New Orleans public housing developments, and more recently, ... of this confident preacher. As the representative of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in New Orleans ... about saving and re-using old buildings, that it was really about whether housing policies for [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:45:36
Just propose a Federal style store already, Apple
Great design. Not Georgetown. Photo by highstrungloner on Flickr.By David Alpert Georgetown's ANC and the Old Georgetown Board, the special historic preservation ... distinct character that comes from its Federal style buildings. Plenty of other stores do just fine reusing [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 17:37:00
Preservation Roundup: Grant Program’s Success in Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood, Energy Efficiency, Templehof Airport, Nuclear Urbanism
Preserving Susan B. Anthony’s Neighborhood: The Landmark Society of Western New York’s mini-grant program supplied 12 applicants with money for ... Historic preservation grant programs can do more than preserve properties; they also can nurture ... . The space belongs to one of Europe’s largest buildings, Templehof Airport. “Typical of Nazi-era [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 16:35:14
Bereft of people, beautiful buildings just empty shells
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) A building designed to recapture the past may evoke nostalgia, but bereft of real people, it will be like an empty shell ... . “Buildings and settings alone do not make a place,” said Kingston Heath, professor of historic preservation at the University of Oregon. Heath draws attention to a niche architecture and urban ... [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 06:21:19
Curbed Reader Comment Round Up
The best posts usually originate in our comments. To give appreciation to our amazing (and sometimes angry) ... to inspire a child to become an architect. The Broad and Resnick buildings both remind me of Rafael ... will never show up drunk in the tabloids. This story is the best argument for historic preservation [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 00:14:15
Time To Form A Brown Derby Liberation Team?
Poor Brown Derby. A shell of its former self (literally) ... that these beloved buildings-shaped-like-stuff are hard to keep around because new tenants or developers may ... . I suppose this is where the City’s historic preservation mechanism usually comes into place....I’ [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 22:02:06
Nottingham: Castle Rock Beers
Nottingham was my first stop in the Midlands. This is an old city: the first recorded settlement was in 868, ... food, clean, great location in The Lace Market neighborhood), The Salvation (a historic old building ... mentioned that it was useful in training lager drinkers… A heavier beer is the Preservation (4.4 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 11:54:30
New England town struggles to preserve fishing (AP)
GLOUCESTER, Mass. – When Arthur would probably be of little Sawyer was a teenager, fishing interest to tourists ... fishing last year with restoration money of Sawyer's youth will probably set aside by natural gas companies never return to this historic, building terminals in nearby centuries-old New England port [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 15:02:42
1,000 Buildings Landmark Bonanza
The NY Post reports on the Landmarks Preservation Commission pushing for the approval of over 1,000 historic designations while Bloomberg is still in office. "The number of proposed designations includes a planned new historic district in Prospect Heights with 860 of the buildings [more...]
Date: 2008-07-29 19:07:47
In Midst of Boom, Preservation Efforts for Hollywood/KTown
... Agency is pinpointing historic homes and structures in those areas to ensure their preservation ... teams, but it seems the bulk of the preservation efforts will be in Hollywood, where buildings built [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 16:40:09
Billboards Gotta Go in Xi'an China
The colonel greets visitors to Xi'an China Some nice news out of China on the preservation front: ... the historic capital's walls in order to eliminate "visual pollution." They'll be taking down over 190 current ... and residential buildings in the area, He Hongxing, director of Xi'an urban planning bureau, said. "We hope [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 14:00:00
Fate of Lower East Side Shul Stirs Emotions
Fate of Lower East Side Shul Stirs Emotions By Sewell Chan The Anshe Meseritz synagogue, at 415 East Sixth Street. (Photo: Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation) This much can be agreed ... have been soaring, placing pressure on owners of old buildings to sell their property to developers for retail [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 20:49:45
Walkable Neighborhoods / Atlanta’s Beltline
So last night I attended a meeting about The Beltline and found out about a fun website called walkscore.com ... , historic preservation, new park space and greenspace, hopefully cleansing runoff, daylighting creeks ... on this thing, which was the difference between 9 story buildings and mile-high buildings, which [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 17:49:25
The Dark Prince of Beacon Hill keeps doing his thing
This is nice: The Red Sox have gotten $13.6 million in state tax credits to refurbish Fenway Park and surrounding buildings and plan to ask for $26 ... of a $50-million annual historic-preservation tax-credit fund he oversees: It took nearly two [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 14:48:13
Serenbe, Luxe Conservation Community
Serenbe is located in Palmetto, Georgia, about 30-45 minutes southwest of Atlanta. The 900 acre community will preserve 70% of it's land and eventual plans include about 600 homes ... and is often inspired by historical buildings. There's a Dwell Home being built (see below), and the above [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 06:17:34
Will The City’s Modern Architecture Masterpieces Be Destroyed?
The start of the City’s modern preservation movement can be traced back to one date: August 19th, 1959. That’s the date that demolition started on Davis Hall, the historic structure that stood ... countless buildings from the bulldozer. However, that seems to be changing. Many masterpieces [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:29:06
Planning Commish Joins the CAMP Dogpile
Ouch. Joining the Landmarks and Preservation Board and a host of local NIMBYS, the city Planning Commission has expressed " ... "too stark of a contrast" to nearby historic buildings, but the developments would also (allegedly [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 16:42:59
Downtown's Brockman to Get National Honor, Protection?
According to a Department of Interior document, The Brockman building is being considered for the National Register of Historic Places. You may ... for National Park Service-administered federal preservation tax credits that have leveraged more than $45 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 22:50:09
There is good PR, there is logic, and then reason: DPS on old school buildings
Dr. Stanic barely has given up the “interim” title, and already PR issues are at the forefront ... him to Dayton in the first place. Now, he’s running into a showdown with historic preservationists. The problem with the highly charged preservation issue is that Stanic is fighting with a bunch of rules [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:23:18
Pondering Preservation: How Will The Economic Downturn Affect Preservation?
Welcome to Pondering Preservation, a series that asks preservationists, architects, historians, ... : Will a downturn mean fewer historic structures are at risk from developers' bulldozers ... built, often mixed-use buildings with retail and housing together (although almost no affordable [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 19:22:27
Two Positive Developments Land the World Trade Center Building Effort Some Needed Praise
As we spoke about big construction slowing to a crawl in New York yesterday, ... " used by people escaping the two buildings, will be worked into the memorial and were just moved ... it preserved in some way. One group put it on a list of the nation's most endangered historic places [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 14:01:10
