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Complaints Grow Over Increasing "Ugliness" of Paris
A press conference was held in Paris to draw attention to the problem of "increasingly large and unsympathetic buildings" cropping up around the City of Lights.
Prince Charles Says Skyscrapers Ruin Historic Cities
A new speech by the Prince of Wales this week warns of a "rash" of "carbuncles" destroying tourism assets.
Anger Grows At Acropolis Museum Demolitions
Greek and international protest grows over proposed demolition of historic buildings between Tschumi's Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis hill.
A Showdown Over Historic Preservation In Canada
Newly announced plans by the government to create a Canadian National Trust dismays leaders of the Canadian Heritage Foundation, who wonder if they are being replaced over political differences.
Mass Demonstration Opposes St. Petersburg Highrise
Thousands of demonstrators in St. Petersburg call for a halt to the proposed Gazprom headquarters, a high-rise tower that would be taller than New York's Empire State Building.
Saving Bucharest's 'Little Paris'
The decision by local officials to demolish one of the oldest buildings in the city, which serves as a clinic, has brought civic groups together to protest the insensitivity towards the city's historic heritage.
Roman Masterpiece Covered By Modernist Building
The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin for "Altar of Augustan Peace") is covered by a Modernist building, designed by American architect Richard Meier.
Establishing Principles For Conservation
The charity English Heritage proposes seven conservation principles for debate.
Trouble In Historic Transylvania
A shopping mall plan grows in Sibiu, a town to be nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage List and as the 2007 cultural capital of Europe.
New Urbanists Help Katrina Recovery
200 urban designers from around the world work to replan Missisippi coast.
Movie Director Wins Architecture Prize
Emir Kusturica, independent film-maker, writer, and director, has been awarded this year's Phillipe Rotthier Prize for Architecture for Reconstruction of the European City.
European Urbanists Gain Support From Governments
A special report on the First International Congress of the Council for European Urbanism held in Berlin, 8-10 September 2005.
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