Historic Preservation

Making the Case for Historic Preservation: Online Competition Leverages Younger and Would Be Preservationists

Stephanie Meeks | Posted 04.26.2012

Stephanie Meeks

The spirit and direction of the nation are reflected in our historic heritage, and saving these treasures will enrich us and future generations.

Chicano Park Celebrates Its Status as a National Historic Monument

John M. Eger | Posted 04.16.2012

John M. Eger

It's hard to believe that what was once "street art" littering the off ramps and the trestles of a bridge now is part of what has become one of San Diego's cultural landmarks.

Megan Arellano

PHOTOS: Trump's Plan For D.C. Landmark Surprises Visitors

HuffingtonPost.com | Megan Arellano | Posted 02.14.2012

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia resident Pinar Arcan has been in the nation's capital long enough to remember Nancy Hanks' campaign to save the Old...

Why Historic Buildings Matter to the Environment

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 03.27.2012

F. Kaid Benfield

For most building types, adaptive reuse of older buildings produces measureable -- and sometimes impressive -- green benefits.

2011's 10 Notable Developments in Landscape Architecture

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 02.21.2012

Charles A. Birnbaum

I submit this list of 10 notable developments in the world of landscape architecture to reflect on including new designs, significant transformations and influential publications.

Mr. Jobs, Meet Jackie O

Paul Gunther | Posted 02.01.2012

Paul Gunther

The new Apple store in Grand Central Terminal is cultural memory writ large, resulting in a renewal of artistic appreciation for a place at risk of being taken for granted.

To Do: McMillan Sand Filtration Plant Walking Tour (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.28.2011

WASHINGTON -- On Saturday, Friends of McMillan Park will be hosting a free Halloween walking tour of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site, the former wat...

City Shaping IV: Can Target Right What Minneapolis Is About to Ruin?

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 12.24.2011

Charles A. Birnbaum

Excitement has turned to disappointment in Minneapolis, and what's happening there should be a warning about safeguarding transparency in public process and civic debate.

What the Loss of the Pinball Museum Says About D.C.

Eli Lehrer | Posted 11.29.2011

Eli Lehrer

A pinball museum -- one of only two in the world to my knowledge -- is the sort of quirky, interesting, attraction that gives a city real vitality.

When Is a Landmark A Landmark?

Roberta Brandes Gratz | Posted 09.29.2011

Roberta Brandes Gratz

No more iconic building represents the Modernist era in New York City than the 1954 Manufacturers Hanover Trust Bank at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Not anymore.

Stockholm Leads the Way

Roberta Brandes Gratz | Posted 09.16.2011

Roberta Brandes Gratz

In 2010, Stockholm, Sweden, was selected as the first Green Capital of Europe. After a brief visit, it is easy to see why.

Is Clarence Thomas At The Center Of An Ethics Violation?

ARTINFO | Posted 08.24.2011

ARTINFO

A quaint historical museum in Pin Point, Georgia, that is set to open this fall has become the target of an exhaustive ethics examination by the New Y...

Nostalgia 2.0: Has Historic Preservation Become a Spectator Sport?

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 08.23.2011

Charles A. Birnbaum

The modern historic preservation movement needs to take action: the current climate demands that it recast itself, build better and more strategic bridges with the design community, and in the process get back in touch with its roots.

PHOTOS: Former Seoul Torture Center To Be Turned Into Art Museum

AP/The Huffington Post | By ESTHER HONG | Posted 08.15.2011

SEOUL, South Korea -- For many, the stark structure built by the Japanese and then taken over by South Korea's military is a reminder of a painful col...

Paul Needham

Trying To Save John Coltrane's Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 08.15.2011

DIX HILLS, N.Y. -- The orange, red and green shag carpeting in the room where John Coltrane wrote his masterpiece, "A Love Supreme," is, inexplicably,...

Top Ten Reasons to Save Prentice Hospital

Edward Lifson | Posted 08.01.2011

Edward Lifson

If you love Chicago, you love Marina City. And if you love Marina City, then you want to save its "sister" currently threatened with demolition -- Pre...

Village Green: How Towns and Landscape Can Help Each Other

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 05.31.2011

F. Kaid Benfield

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PHOTOS: America's Most Stylish Inns

Posted 05.25.2011

While there are still a lot of doilies and flowery pillows decorating the cozy Victorian Inns of America, there are also a growing number of chic spot...

The Value of View

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Charles A. Birnbaum

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Few Second Acts at U.Va.

J. Michael Welton | Posted 05.25.2011

J. Michael Welton

Pity the architects who've tried for almost 200 years to follow the genius of Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia.

Landmarking Urban Change in New York

Roberta Brandes Gratz | Posted 05.25.2011

Roberta Brandes Gratz

New York City has become a city for the rich and the poor for national and local economic reasons that have nothing to do with preservation.

On 'Ruin Porn'

Ian Ference | Posted 05.26.2011

Ian Ference

John Patrick Leary's primary mistake in his essay on "Detroitism" is to assume that all photographers who concentrate on modern ruins are Larry Flynts.

Out With the Old?

Ronda Carman | Posted 05.25.2011

Ronda Carman

2011-01-12-detroit.jpgAdaptive reuse of buildings not only preserves tangible links to the past, it allows us to take advantage of infrastructure that is already in place.

"Haven't You Ever Been to the Four Seasons?": Fall Fun at NY's Most Famous Eatery

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Henry Adams

What have acclaimed architect Bob Stern and the most stupendous, sexy shoes imaginable, in common? Why, nothing at all, except for the Four Seasons Re...

Grant Money for Genealogy Initiatives - Seriously.

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 11.17.2011

Megan Smolenyak

In these difficult economic times, even the exploding field of genealogy is feeling the pinch. Libraries and archives are convenient (and regrettable)...