History / Preservation

Downtown Los Angeles's urban development gets a boost with a new theatre, as movies, live performances, cultural events, and even Karaoke are planned for the center, developed in partnership with ImaginAsian Entertainment.

February 17, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Students demonstrate how to create community spaces with sensitivity.

February 7, 2006 - MetropolisMag.com

Advanced archaeological technology is shedding new light on what motivated the prolific builders of early America in southwestern Colorado.

February 3, 2006 - Denver Westword

An old timer remembers a center of Yiddish theater in New York from the late 1800s to early 1900s.

February 1, 2006 - New York Press

Preservationists are protesting the City of New Orleans' intentions to bulldoze historic homes.

January 30, 2006 - Associated Press

The palatial urban masterpiece is finally back, but its art collection has been called into question by international critics.

January 27, 2006 - The Guardian Unlimited

Tired of stalemate, weekend warriors, conservationists, and ranchers are starting to support compromise solutions in the West's land battles.

January 26, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

Philadelphia's University City neighborhood is seeing existing housing stock moving full circle; having gone from single family to multi-apartment student rentals, it's being reborn as quality family housing.

January 23, 2006 - The Daily Pennsylvanian

Where should the landmarks commission draw the line when limiting homeowners' ability to make changes to their historic homes?

January 18, 2006 - The New York Times

The borough hasn't seen a trolley since 1956, but a series of new projects and traffic concerns suggest that a system would be a real possibility.

January 18, 2006 - The New York Times

National Trust President Richard Moe Urges New Orleans Mayor to reconsider controversial rebuilding proposal suspending issuance of building permits.

January 16, 2006 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

A new book chronicles the state of American urban Christianity in 21 cities.

January 13, 2006 - Detroit Metro Times

Whatever it is, the Museum of the City of New York attempts to capture in a series of creative exhibits.

January 11, 2006 - The New York Times

MultiCare Health System wants to buy the property for $6 million -- twice the appraised value -- while a small group of preservationists object.

January 10, 2006 - Tacoma News Tribune

The Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal and Urban Design Associates publishes a 'Pattern Book' offering details and techniques for building and renovating Gulf Coast houses.

January 9, 2006 - Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal

A slew of new building projects have some worried about implications for the town's historic core.

December 30, 2005 - Charleston City Paper

Annapolitans are steamed about a proposal to insert the chain into a 1784 tavern.

December 28, 2005 - The Washington Post

The real estate boom has helped the fortunes of architects and developer who built in the 1960s and 70’s and who have been fairly obscure until real-estate brokers began resuscitating the reputations of lesser-known mid-century figures.

December 25, 2005 - The Wall Street Journal

Demolition looms for historic home: In the era of the 1962 World's Fair, the dream of a "flexible house" became a reality for commercial architect Robert Allan Adams.

December 23, 2005 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Final four members of America's only populated Shaker village, in rural Maine, agree to a preservation plan to protect the enclave from subdivisions.

December 21, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor