Heneine Palace is a landmark of Beirut that deserves to be preserved and put into public use so that it can be enjoyed by all, but instead it is at risk of being torn down and lost forever.
Used as a public space for more than 7,000 years, the Dalieh of Raouche may become the latest victim of a development frenzy that has destroyed or privatized many of Beirut’s open spaces.
The relocation of the Tsukiji fish market ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games warns of redevelopment pressures for some of the last remaining markers of Tokyo’s historic urban architecture.
The neglect and destruction of the remaining concentration camps built in Italy during WWII is largely due to the denial of this almost-forgotten chapter of Italy’s recent past.
The historic character of El Vedado is being lost due to lack of investment in properties in the district, weak protective regulations, and the trend of inappropriate alterations.
Even though they are recognized as landmarks of modernism, the National Art Schools remain in need of an integrated approach to the care and management of buildings and landscape.
The General Cemetery of Santiago, the burial place of presidents and hundreds of other luminaries, has borne the brunt of many earthquakes and is now neglected by the city.
The Ladeira da Misericordia, a historic street that was the site for a visionary project by Lina Bo Bardi, has now been abandoned for over two decades.