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Inside Beijing's National Swimming Center
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:56:00 -0400
A multidisciplinary design team employed an innovative digital process to produce a surprising, highly integrated envelope-and-structure combination
Battersea Power Station's Sustainable Makeover
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:26:00 -0400
Rafael Viñoly, the architect behind a plan to build a 1,000-foot chimney on the site of the south London icon, defends the controversial proposal
Going Green Is Good for Your Wallet
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:34:00 -0400
Two recent studies show that green building standards not only are effective, but also escalate property values

MIT News: Architecture

MIT architect Sass puts up a prefab at MoMA
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Larry Sass, assistant professor of computation in the MIT Department of Architecture, is one of five architects featured in a major show this summer at the Museum of Modern Art titled "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling."
Making a splash in Zaragoza
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500
An MIT-designed building featuring water walls that can be programmed to display patterns and images is being unveiled this week at the opening of the Zaragoza World Expo in Spain.
Interview with the dean: Adele Santos
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500
An interview with Dean Adele Santos, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, in which Santos discusses the school's goals and challenges and the role it can play in the future of sustainable cities across the world.

 

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Amsterdam Heritage - Introduction to the architectural history of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and its preservation, from Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites.
Meta Description: [ A comprehensive introduction and history of Amsterdam, focusing on the city's historic buildings and sites. Detailed information on the architecture and on the preservation of historic buildings. ]

Building Conservation - Cathedral Communications provides a directory of building conservation companies, courses and organizations, mainly in the United Kingdom. Also on-line articles and events listing.

College Town Life - Information on the importance of preserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.

Conserving the Modern in Canada - The first conference to be organised in the country that will look at Modernist works from 1945-2005. The conference will be held at Trent University, May 6-8, 2005.

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage - The text of the convention provided by Law-Ref.org is fully indexed and crosslinked with other international documents.

Cultural Heritage Charters and Standards - A review of the principal UNESCO and ICOMOS charters and standards for the preservation of cultural heritage by J.K. Gillon.

Cultural Heritage Search Engine - A directory of sites related to the conservation of cultural heritage - the natural and urban landscape. English and Italian.  
Meta Description: [ Search engine about cultural heitage conservation ]

Donhead Publishing - Specializes in practical books on building conservation, preservation and heritage. Also publishes the Journal of Architectural Conservation: abstracts online.
Meta Description: [ Donhead specializes in publishing technical books on historic building conservation and preservation and heritage for architects, surveyors, academics and all conservation practitioners. ]

Ecole d'Avignon - Offers courses and consulting in historic preservation, decorative painting, and traditional building techniques. Avignon, France.
Meta Description: [ Centre de formation à la réhabilitation du patrimoine architectural ]

European Heritage Network - The Council of Europe offers a databank on official heritage policies, and a heritage portal.

Heritage Preservation Services - The US National Park Service provides illustrated guidelines for rehabilitating historic properties, preservation briefs, information on tax incentives and a catalog of its publications.

Historic Buildings and Structures - An annotated list describing preservation programs developed by the United States National Park Service. Includes both public and professional sections, with links to each program.

Masonry Conservation Research Group - In the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen describes its research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation.
Meta Description: [ Information on research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation ]

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - The U.S. National Park Service provides searchable databases on training, materials, job opportunities, conferences, funding and its grants and projects.
Meta Description: [ NCPTT advances the application of science and technology to historic preservation through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships. ]

Old House Journal - Online magazine. Preservation advice for owners of old homes, restoration directory, products, classifieds, bulletin boards.
Meta Description: [ From the publisher of Old-House Journal magazine, Old-House Journal Online is strictly about renovating, restoring, decorating and maintaining homes built before 1960. It provides practical content on the how-to of renovation, restoration, and preservation for both serious homeowners and profess... ]

Ortygia - Architect Sergio Tinè uses his experience of conserving historic buildings in the island of Ortygia to propose a code of professional practice for urban conservation.
Meta Description: [ Si descrivono le esperienze e gli studi condotti per la redazione del 'Codice di pratica professionale per il restauro delle fronti esterne degli edifici di Ortygia' Il codice contiene un insieme di linee guida per gli interventi conservativi da eseguire nel centro storico di Siracusa. ]

Parabow - Aims to preserve and reconstruct ancient wooden buildings, involving business and educational partners from eight European countries. News, projects, personnel.
Meta Description: [ Parabow is an European Union 'RAPHAEL' project ]

Preservation - Umbrella and portal for interrelated sites intended to help meet needs of the US preservation community. Sections include education and training, partnerships, networking, trades, resources.
Meta Description: [ Online community center for historic preservation. ]

Preservation Alumni - Independent organization of friends and alumni of the Columbia University Historic Preservation Program.

Preservation Directory - Resources and research tools for historic preservation and cultural resource management in the US. Lists preservation organizations, programs, historic property for sale, news and events.
Meta Description: [ PreservationDirectory.com is a research tool and directory of resources for historic preservation and cultural resource preservation. ]

Preserve and Protect - A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the web for historic preservation and environmental protection organizations.
Meta Description: [ A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the World Wide Web for Historic Preservation and Environmental Protection Organizations ]

Preserve Net - Cornell University's resource for US preservationists includes listings of job opportunities and conferences, along with a directory of web-sites related to historic preservation.

PreserveLA.com - A forum and clearinghouse for the latest news, information, and techniques concerning historic preservation and the history of Los Angeles and Southern California.
Meta Description: [ PreserveLA.com is a forum and clearinghouse for the latest news, information, and techniques concerning historic preservation and the history of Los Angeles and Southern California. ]

Restoration Trades Exchange - An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.
Meta Description: [ Web Hosting, Traffic & Management, for Architectural Artisans, Designers and Contractors only ]

Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation - Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.

404 Saving The East's Architectural Heritage - Series by Lindsay Percival-Straunik on the challenges of preserving the rich architectural heritage of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. From Radio Free Europe.
Meta Description: [ Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries ]

The Conservation Glossary - Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.

The Slate Roof Quarterly - A free newsletter about the slate roofing industry directed at roofing contractors, architects, roofing materials suppliers, and owners of buildings with slate roofs.
Meta Description: [ The Slate Roof Quarterly is a free newsletter about the slate roof industry for roofing contractors and architects, suppliers and anyone interested in slate roofs. ]

500 USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database - Find out about US stone names here.

404 Walk Through Historic Buildings - The US National Park Service provides this quick guide to identifying the visual character of a historic building, to be aware of what is important to preserve. Includes a quiz.
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