The National Trust for Historic Preservation takes a look at the most significant buildings saved or restored in 2009, and the 'most crushing losses.'
Highs include the restoration of Sandra Day O'Connor's Arizona home, and the loss of a Gropius building in Chicago is one of their lows of the year.
"Gropius Gone
Most countries celebrate works by masters of architecture, but in Chicago, despite losing the bid for the next Olympics and a need for an Olympic Village site, city officials began clearing buildings on the campus of Michael Reese Hospital, designed by Walter Gropius. The city has not announced its plans for the land."
Read the full story: Highs and Lows for Historic Places
Preserving Endangered Historic Sites
How the America’s Most Endangered Places list helps bring important stories out of obscurity.
Endangered Historic Places of the United States
The National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced its list of the 11 most endangered historic places in the country.
Predicting the 'Next Generation of Historic Places'
The public responds to a list of "40 Under 40"—places built between 1978 and 2018 bound for historic significance.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Desperate measures: Advocates weigh draining Lake Powell to fill Colorado River
Draining the reservoir could reduce evaporation losses by a couple hundred thousand acre-feet.
In Texas, data centers are swallowing promised parkland
Residents who moved to Taylor, Texas for a rural community now have to contend with three data centers in their backyard.
How a Chicago-sized wind farm beat the odds and powered on
The project spanned five presidential administrations and a standoff with a U.S. military base.
MTA gives itself 30 days to transform pit into basketball court
The site has been under construction since 2022; the city originally estimated it would finish the court in 2024.
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.
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