Preservation in the News - January 25, 2010
Posted January 25, 2010
Reimagining Cleveland Plan for a smaller city
01/25/10
Outlet: Plain Dealer
From January 24 - The Jan. 3 Forum article ("Rightsizing shrinking cities requires patience, prudence") from Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was one that I hope was read by Cleveland's architects, planners, pro...
The new green face of urban renewal
Atkinson, Peter J. 01/25/10
Outlet: Buffalo News
From January 24 - To quote Richard Moe, retiring president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, "Demolition is no longer the first option when redeveloping an area; rather, adaptive reuse is increasingly a viable, and profitable, choice."...
Architecture - Why Preservation?
01/25/10
Outlet: Theater Doodig Blog
From January 22 - Richard Moe: "Dollar for dollar, rehabilitation creates more jobs than new construction. A study in the U.S., for example, found that 1 million U.S. dollars invested in the renovation of an existing 9-13 building creates more jobs t...
'Endangered' status sought for Shakespeare Theatre
Kovach, John 01/25/10
Outlet: Stratford Star
From January 22 - "We have officially saved dozens of places," Joelle Schatz, special projects coordinator at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said Tuesday. "Officially, we have only lost seven of the over 200 places that we've listed in...
City must not give up on the Statler building
01/25/10
Outlet: Buffalo News
From January 23 - The Statler played a prominent role in Buffalo's history and deserves to be in the national spotlight when Buffalo hosts the National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference in 2011. Turning our backs on the plight of the Statler...
Texas history buffs pushed state agency to subtract controversial addition plan
Ward, Mike 01/25/10
Outlet: Austin American-Statesman
From January 23 - The project manager for the mansion restoration job, and a leading proponent of the addition, was Dealey Herndon, a highly respected figure in the national preservation community, a former member of the National Trust for Historic P...
Preserving Green: Making History with a LEED Platinum Landmark in NOLA
01/25/10
Outlet: Green ArchiTEXT Blog
From January 23 - Preserving Green is the first project that has support of both the U.S. Green Building Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Along with the USGBC and the National Trust, other sponsors include Historic Green New...
Fate of Connellsville's historic Aaron's building in still in limbo
Kroeger, Judy 01/22/10
Outlet: Daily Courier, The
From January 23 - Hammerstedt said the redevelopment authority will likely qualify for 2010 Intervention Funds from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to address immediate safety concerns identified by the structural assessment. A se...
La-Z-Boy merging Hammary into American Drew and Lea
McIntosh, Jay 01/21/10
Outlet: FurnitureToday
From January 22 - The Hammary name will continue to be used, and the brand will keep its licensed lines with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and designer B. Smith, he said. La-Z-Boy said Thursday it will merge its Hammary Furniture di...
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