History / Preservation
Why Tempe Is Demolishing Its Sole Historic Neighborhood
Can Tempe afford -- or afford not to -- keep its oldest houses?
Facadectomy is Preservationists' Biggest Mistake
Considered a compromise between historic preservation and new development, preservationists now rue facadectomies.
Good Beer Fuels Great Preservation Results
Properties are rescued to create public spaces that embrace art, the love of good beer, and an urban renewal effort reflecting neighborhood history.
Dickensian London: A Character In Itself
Dickens wrote so evocatively of the city's sites -- many of which can still be found.
Preserve, Re-use Or Tear Down That Old Country Barn?
The Barn Saver, a business started by John High, salvages entire barns or their component parts for reconstruction on other sites or re-use in homes, furniture and crafts.
Moscow's Architectural Crisis
Moscow's architectural heritage is being demolished despite protests by historians, architects and residents.
International Historic Preservation
Historic preservation could be a key factor to future economic prosperity for international cities.
Chicago's 'L' Car No. 6719
The Smithsonian's Bonnie Lilienfeld is behind a fascinating new exhibit about Chicago's transit history.
Goodbye History, Hello Olympics
In the rush to prepare for the 2008 Olympics, Beijing demolishes its historical sites to make way for modern development.
Land Preservation Threatened
A challenge from a property-rights group leads to the cancelling of closed auctions for land marked for conservation.
Conservation Easements Become Popular With Developers
Developers and land owners are finding that the tax benefits of making conservation easements are easy money.
Can Grain Elevators Resuscitate Buffalo's Economy?
The days of the city's fabled structures may be numbered, as a battle is raging about whether historic, hulking grain elevators are hindering Buffalo's economy.
Development Takes Its Toll On Chicago's Neighborhoods.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the city of Chicago's "demolition delay" amendment, instituted to protect Chicago's architectural assets, has had little impact in its first year.
Do Memories Alone Warrant Preservation?
Buffalo, NY, struggles with issues of public memory and preservation around old AM&A's department store.
Myanmar: Ancient Ruins Face Ruin
'Disneyfied' restoration efforts and plans to raise a tower over Bagan, a 1000-year old ancient temple city in Myanmar, faces international criticism.
The Town That Beat Wal-Mart
Preservation Magazine's cover story features the town that beat Wal-Mart -- the company that 'doesn't lose.'
Historic Salt Lake Building To Be New Corporate Headquarters
Big-D Corporation, a Utah based construction company, plans to renovate historic W.P. Fuller Paint Building in downtown Salt Lake City.
Threatened Hospital Building Gets Life Support
Richard Moe of the National Trust for Historic Preservation makes a case for why one particular building should not only be saved for its historical significance, but also for its potential to foster economic development.
Southern California Flunks History Test
A local historic preservation group grades cities on efforts to save old landmarks; over 40 cities receive an F.
Farm Buildings Lost To Housing Development
When the farm goes, so does the barn.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
