Preservation matters, not only for saving architecture’s valuable legacy but to create richly textured urban neighborhoods that enhance the civic realm.
The sudden demolition of Marcel Breuer’s influential 1945 Geller House is symptomatic of the larger trend of disappearing midcentury modern homes and the informal lifestyles they promoted.
Record highlights renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse projects from a former power station in Moscow turned into a lively arts center by Renzo Piano Building Workshop to the sensitive resurrection of Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Memorial in Italy.
The president of the San Francisco–based architecture, planning, and preservation firm spoke with RECORD about the complexities of preserving cultural heritage.
A growing roster of groups—including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the American Society of Landscape Architects, AIANY, and Architectural League of New York—are speaking out.
