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142 Free Street
Fate of 142 Free Street

Portland, Maine city council declassifies landmarked building to make way for its demolition as part of Portland Museum of Art expansion

Ordway Building at Florida Southern College
On the Esplanade

A Frank Lloyd Wright building at Florida Southern College will be renovated by MCWB Architects for Florida’s newest architecture program

close-up of top of Heckscher Building
Heavy Lies the Crown

Landmarks Preservation Commission designates the Heckscher Building, a French Renaissance tower by Warren & Wetmore from 1922

aerial view of Wayfarers Chapel site showing ocean views
“Take my love, take it down”

Wayfarers Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son, will be disassembled as land movement in the area continues

exterior image of the restored Brick House
Inseparable Pair

Philip Johnson’s Brick House reopens in New Canaan, Connecticut

hudson athens lighthouse
Plea for Help

National Trust for Historic Preservation names 11 places “previously left at the margins” to its annual list of endangered sites and properties

Clare College timber addition
River Wing

Witherford Watson Mann’s humble timber addition is an ideal match for Cambridge’s Clare College

Bard Building prior to major demolition work
Bye Bye Bard

Demolition underway on Anthony Lumsden’s Bard Building in Baltimore

Chris Pratt Demolishes Craig Ellwood Zimmerman House
Anti-Hero

Chris Pratt demolishes Craig Ellwood’s Zimmerman House for new mansion

Al Beadle White Gates Residence Demolition permit withdrawn
Torn Down for What

Demolition request for Al Beadle’s White Gates residence in Phoenix is withdrawn

8 Bleeding Heart Yard by GROUPWORK from street
Editing the Past

GROUPWORK restores 8 Bleeding Heart Yard crafting a facade of misremembered details

Nuyorican exterior rendering of renovation work by Rice+Lipka
NewBuildricans

Rice+Lipka Architects is restoring the cultural legacy of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

view of aluminaire
Full Circle

Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher’s Aluminaire House opens as permanent exhibit in Palm Springs

Ellis Island entrance
The New, New Colossus

Highland Associates is transforming the Ellis Island Museum into a modern visitors center

Keep It Local

Johnston Marklee and SWA complete transformative renovation for the Hilbert Museum that draws from its collection

Interior of a carnegie music hall
Strike a Chord

Pittsburgh’s historic Carnegie Music Hall reopens following accessibility upgrades and restorations to decorative elements

archival image of Paimio Sanatorium
After Care

What is the future of Aalto’s landmark Paimio Sanatorium?

Close Call

In Flatbush, Brooklyn, plans to restore the art deco Sears Roebuck & Co. building move forward

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