TrustLive, four marquee presentations that were also available to the virtual attendee live streaming, launched this year at PastForward, Nov. 11-14, Savannah, Ga. These presentations brought together new voices and new ideas to focus on the intersections between historic preservation and larger...
Stephanie K. Meeks, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, kicks off the PastForward 2014 conference in Savannah by reflecting on the current transformations and promising future of the preservation movement, including important issues like...
By Bridget Lidy A s technology changes, the modes of touring change. Establishing parameters with stakeholders is important to avoid conflict within your community. |Credit: Visit Savannah Who doesn’t...
The Arcade has been threatened by demolition, was shuttered for three years and placed on Providence Preservation Society's endangered buildings list. | Credit: Rhode Island Collection By Cheryl Hackett Nineteenth century architect Daniel Burnham left an indelible mark on the built...
By: Elaine Stiles America’s suburbs – from streetcar to postwar boom ‘burbs – are ripe for renewal. View of Tyson's Corner, Virginia. | Credit: La Citta Nuova via Flickr under Creative Commons In 2000, the U.S. Census revealed that America had officially become a...
Lincoln's Cottage | Credit: National Trust for Historic Preservation In 2014 the Preservation Leadership Forum blog took on several big topics including midcentury modern, the “why” of old places, and the use of big data to make the case for old buildings. Tom Mayes...
Among the many changes at PastForward last month in Savannah was the inauguration of TrustLive. These four marquee presentations brought together new voices and new ideas to focus on the intersections between historic preservation and larger issues. TrustLive was also live streamed and...
What kind of a preservationist are you? Do you wax poetic over flemish bond and glass curtain walls? Or when you see an old factory, do you mentally tally up the economic return from converting it into loft apartments? Do you write impassioned letters to the editor to protest the proposed...