Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

World Monuments Fund Announces the 2006 WMF Watch List of 100

Afghanistan, Haji Piyada MosqueAfghanistan: Haji Piyada Mosque.

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced its biennial Watch List of 100 most endangered sites. Assembled by an international panel of experts, the list identifies the world’s most imperiled historic architectural and cultural sites, bringing them to international attention and helping to raise funds for their rescue. For many of these threatened cultural treasures, inclusion on the Watch list offers the only hope for survival.

China, Lu MansionChina: Lu Mansion, Suyong Hall.

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