All articles tagged with #preservation
Vox explains how Donald Trump’s planned DC remodeling—White House East Wing demolition, Rose Garden redesign, a 250‑foot arch near Arlington, Kennedy Center renovations, and other proposals—could bypass long‑standing design‑review processes, potentially reshape the city’s skyline, alter its symbolic landscape, and provoke preservationist backlash about the presidency’s influence on Washington’s built environment.
Preservation groups ask a D.C. court to halt Trump’s multimillion-dollar Capitol redesigns, including a 250-foot arch and Kennedy Center renovations, arguing they bypass design-review processes and violate the law. The case adds to lawsuits challenging the scope and symbolism of the projects, leaving Washington’s architectural future uncertain as legal and congressional input unfolds.
Kotaku reports the death of The Visual Novel Database founder Yorhel, and moderators are pursuing preservation strategies to keep the VNDB archive—covering titles, staff, and tie-ins—accessible after his passing.
VNDB founder Yorhel has died on March 17, 2026. Moderators say the team is pursuing preservation efforts to safeguard the site, highlighting VNDB’s importance as a community-edited, wiki-like hub for visual novels and a key English-language resource for fans.
LA City Council designated the Brady Bunch house in Studio City as a historic-cultural monument, protecting it from demolition and increasing oversight of alterations. The home, famous for its exterior in the 1969–74 show and later recreated interiors on HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation, was sold in 2023 and has hosted limited public tours, underscoring its status as a pop-culture and architectural landmark.
Preservation Chicago released its 2026 Most Endangered Buildings list, highlighting eight at-risk sites across the city—from the Art Institute of Chicago’s Stock Exchange Trading Room and McKinlock Court to the LaSalle Street bridges, St. Mary of the Assumption Church, the Chicago Loop Synagogue, South Park Terrace Apartments, the Yukon Building and St. Mark Roman Catholic Church Campus—calling for protections, possible landmark designations, and renewed investment to preserve Chicago’s architectural and cultural legacy.
Lisa Kudrow tells Architectural Digest she hopes Warner Bros. Discovery’s next owner preserves the Burbank lot where Friends was filmed, keeping it intact (including Stage 24, nicknamed 'The Friends Stage' and even Jack Warner’s roses) for its historic value to Los Angeles and the entertainment industry.
Researchers report 85 fossilized footprints on a northern Moroccan beach dating to about 90,000 years ago, likely left by at least five individuals in a multigenerational group. Preserved by clay-rich sand and rapid tidal burial, the tracks represent North Africa’s oldest known human trackway, but the site faces erosion risk and urgent documentation before it degrades.
CD Projekt Red sold GOG to co-founder Michał Kiciński, giving the DRM-free store independence to grow, explore Nightdive-style remasters and IP partnerships, and double down on indie and classic titles while competing with Steam—keeping CDPR royalties on its games for six years and preserving GOG’s consumer-friendly, DRM-free ethos.
The White House is proceeding with a $400 million ballroom construction project despite legal challenges from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which seeks to impose oversight and public input requirements. A judge allowed the work to continue while ordering the government to submit plans to oversight bodies, but questions remain about the project's compliance with federal laws and the transparency of the process.
A federal judge is inclined to deny a preservationist group's request to halt Trump's White House ballroom project, citing lack of evidence of irreparable harm, with a final decision expected soon. The case involves concerns over legal compliance and independent reviews, as construction proceeds amid ongoing legal and political debates.
Scientists in Italy discovered the nearly complete mummified remains of a teenage boy from the 17th-19th century, preserved by copper corrosion which created a chemical barrier to decay, revealing a new form of natural, metal-induced mummification that challenges traditional assumptions about preservation methods.
Scientists have discovered what are believed to be the world's oldest mummies in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years, created through a smoke-drying process by ancient hunter-gatherer communities, revealing a long-standing tradition of preserving and honoring ancestors.
The Rocky Butte Preservation Society is hosting the first-ever concert inside the historic tunnel of Rocky Butte, Portland's significant extinct volcano, featuring local musicians and celebrating the tunnel's 86th anniversary, while promoting the area's rich geological and cultural history.
Japan's National Diet Library will not accept Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards for preservation because they are not considered true physical media, as the games require initial online download to function, unlike traditional cartridges.