Lewis Mumford, the towering urban intellectual of the twentieth century, rarely got things wrong. His magisterial histories and trenchant criticism mapped out the evolution of…
From its initial concern with monuments, conservation—called historic preservation in the United States—has expanded its focus to include the setting of the monument, historic quarters,…
This article focuses on some key projects of architectural preservation in France from the mid-nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. These projects collectively demonstrate that as…
Two divergent responses to Haussmann’s remaking of nineteenth-century Paris—a desire to open up cities even further, and a movement to protect older urban contexts—have usually…
Defined by his multidisciplinary vision, Gustavo Giovannoni’s career spanned the first few decades of the twentieth century and encompassed three distinct paths: as a practicing…
This paper explores the familiar history of the development of conservation ideas and practice in twentieth-century England, focusing on the postwar period. It begins by…
In the course of China’s rapid environmental change, the rebuilding of city centers has left few historic urban spaces and structures to conserve, while urbanization…
Urban conservation faces challenges in cities that have multiple spatial centers over time, such as Delhi, India, which had seven to seventeen capitals depending on…
The Alexandria, Virginia, historic district has been considered one of the best national examples of the application of historic preservation principles to guide development of…
Daniel Benjamin Abramson is Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning; Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture; and member of the China Studies…
