History / Preservation
American Main Street Award Winners Named
The National Trust for Historic Preservation namees five winners of the Main Street Awards, towns lauded for their revitalization efforts.
Soldier Field Renovation Plan Draws Protests, Lawsuit
Architects and preservationists criticize a plan to renovate Chicago's Soldier Field stadium.
Neutra Landmark Demolished Near Palm Springs
New owner Richard Rotenberg of Hopkins, MN, received a demolition permit over the counter to raze the historic Maslon House, one of only three Palm Springs-area homes designed by Modern master Richard Neutra.
'Facadectomy' Is Not Preservation
Preservation ordinances often address only the exterior of a building and neglect the interior.
Builder Gains Approval After Promise To Preserve
In a rare case of cooperation, county officials, preservationists, and a developer work together over development plans for a Civil War battlefield.
Preserving 'Ordinary Spaces'
A review of the renovation of New York City's Grand Central Terminal.
Historic Downtown Los Angeles Design Guidelines
The Los Angeles Conservancy has prepared a set of guidelines to guide alterations to historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles.
The Case For A Philly Civil War Museum
Philadelphia is the cradle of American liberty, but it's also the attic of the American Civil War.
Branding Historic Downtown Los Angeles
Students from the University of Southern California set out to "brand historic downtown Los Angeles."
Chicago Backs A Landmark District
Despite protests from building owners, the Chicago City Council designated a portion of South Michigan Avenue a landmark district.
The Steel Mill Is Gone. Now What?
With Cleveland's steelmaking era coming to an end, one local activist wants to preserve the mills as historic landmarks.
It's Official: Drive-In Theaters Have Historic Value
Azusa Foothill Drive-In's designation as a California historical resource gives it a fighting chance against demolition.
Saving Suburban Farms
Despite its proximity to Washington, D.C., fast-growing Montgomery County, Md., leads the nation in saving farmland.
An Arizona Town Slowly Fades Away
Randolf, AZ., once a lively town born during the Dust Bowl era, became the American Dream to black families that settled there.
Top 10 Preservation Issues In 2001
Preservation Magazine editors selected the top 10 American preservation issues and events from 2001.
What To Do With A Beer Can House?
A house covered in beer cans has become a folk legend in Houston. Will it now become a historic monument?
Slavery Museum Vision Clouded By Commercialization
Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder's plan to build a national slavery museum is facing issues of siting and commercialization.
Will Commercialization Ruin Slavery Museum Vision?
Commercialization is at issue in implementing former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's vision of a national slavery museum.
An International Architectural Emergency
Neal Peirce writes that an 'international architectural emergency' should be declared in Cuba where great urban spaces with distinguished buildings are in danger of being lost.
Revitalizing A Historic Neighborhood In New Jersey
A $40 million plan aims to revitalize the historic neighborhood of Fairview in Camden, New Jersey.
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
