Could Savannah Lose Historic District Designation?
Stone Mountain-based New South Associates and Savannah-based Lominack Kolman Smith Architects documented major changes that have occurred within and adjacent to the district since its designation in...
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How Mobile Homes Fill a 'Critical Gap' in Affordable Housing
At CityLab, Carson Bear interviews preservationist and landscape architect Eduard Krakhmalnikov, who conducts research on mobile home parks and believes that they fill a “Publication Date: Fri, 04/27/2018
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The Pace of Chicago Demolitions Worries Preservationists
Preservationists in Chicago are concerned that the pace of development is putting historically significant structures at risk before anything can be done to save them.Publication Date: Wed, 05/16/2018
View ArticleAtlanta’s Planning Commissioner Won’t Tolerate Bad Design Any Longer
Atlanta Planning Commissioner Tim Keane came from Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, and he is on a mission to raise the city's design standards.Publication Date: Mon, 12/17/2018
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Historic Preservation And High Rents
Although individual old buildings may be less expensive than newer ones nearby, historic preservation may make both old and new buildings more expensive.
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A Good Read for Planners and Peers: Why Old Places Matter
A recent book brings a common sense framework to historic preservation debates.
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Preservation and Redevelopment Can Work Hand in Hand
In a segment on the Cincinnati Edition show, Michael Monks discusses the perception that economic development and historic preservation efforts are always at odds.Publication Date: Wed, 04/03/2019
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Historic Preservation—A Reason to Nix Scooters?
Joanne Tang writes about the dockless scooter debate in Alexandria, Virginia, where a nine-month pilot program started in January.Publication Date: Tue, 08/20/2019
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Philadelphia Planning Commission Approves ADU Bill
Jake Blumgart reports that Philadelphia City Planning Commission recently approved a bill to allow accessory dwelling units in historic buildings.Publication Date: Fri, 08/23/2019
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Denver Looks to Landmark Designation Changes
Denver city councilmember Kendra Black is developing proposed changes to the city’s landmark designation law.Publication Date: Wed, 09/04/2019
View ArticleThe Urban Landscape New York City Lost in the 2010s
Nathan Kensinger looks at ten buildings that have disappeared from New York City in the last decade, and the effect of those losses on neighborhoods.Publication Date: Thu, 12/12/2019
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Opinion: Historic Preservation's Climate Problem Reveals its Class Problem
Binyamin Appelbaum, a member of the editorial board of the New York Times, writes a criticism of historic preservation in the wake of a controversy about solar panels on historic homes in the historic...
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