For more than a century, contemporary design and heritage preservation have been portrayed as antagonists—by community members and the popular media, by designers, preservationists, and…
Gustavo Giovannoni was a key figure in architecture, urbanism, and conservation during the first half of the twentieth century in Italy. Neglected after the Second…
Preservation’s tangible qualities are the source of its greatest strength and responsibility. At the same time, the essential materialism of preserved places has led preservationists…
The Getty Conservation Institute’s Contemporary Architecture in the Historic Environment (CAHE) project is developing methodologies and criteria for designing new buildings that are respectful of…
There has been growing disquiet about the reach and restrictive nature of historic area controls in recent years, with some critics arguing that UNESCO listings…
The disappearance of an historic building in the consolidated built environment of an historic center leaves a wound calling for reflection. The delicate operation needed…
By meshing the concerns of preservation and design we might arrive at a more productive condition of “critical reflection” that considers time, space, and their…
Seattle designated the Pioneer Square Preservation District, the city’s first historic district, nearly fifty years ago. Over the past half century, the district has seen…
David Brand is an architect, better planning advocate, and city councillor. He is a partner in OOF! Architecture, an active participant in the Community Alliance of…
A NOTE OF GRATITUDE TO OUR PEER REVIEWERS It has been seven years since the launch of Change Over Time with our inaugural issue on ‘Repair’ in…
