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Beijing Developers Demolish Home of China’s “Father of Modern Architecture”

February 10, 2012

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In 1931, after earning his master’s degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Liang Sicheng returned to China where he joined a newly formed Beijing organization called the Institute for Research in Chinese Architecture.  For seven years he and his wife Lin Huiyin, one of China’s first female architects, lived in the courtyard house located at 24 Beizongbu Hutong, where together they completed their groundbreaking book, History of Chinese Architecture.

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Tags: Asia, Beijing, China, Development Pressures, Foguang Temple, Liang Sicheng, Modernization

 

 

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Census Declares Thousands of China’s Heritage Sites “Disappeared”

January 18, 2012

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The results are in from China’s most recent national heritage census — the first in more than 20 years — and they’re not good.

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Tags: Asia, China, Development Pressures, Looting, Modernization

 

 

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“Fate of Old Beijing” Chronicles Destruction of Ancient Hutongs

June 09, 2011

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Since Beijing’s earliest days, its narrow lanes and alleys known as hutongs have been an intricate part of the city’s identity. Once made up almost entirely of these culturally-significant areas, Beijing today is rapidly modernizing, and the old quarters are becoming increasingly threatened by both economic and social forces.

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Tags: Asia, Beijing, China, Hutong, Modernization, UNESCO

 

 

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European Parliament Calls on China to Halt Destruction of Ancient Kashgar

March 14, 2011

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In a resolution released Thursday, Members of the European Parliament (MEP) called on China to immediately stop the destruction threatening the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar and to carry out a comprehensive expert inquiry into culture-sensitive methods of renovation.

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Tags: Asia, China, Destruction, Kashgar, Modernization, Silk Road, UNESCO

 

 

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Intramuros Struggles to Revive Cultural Identity

March 01, 2011

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A recent BBC audio slideshow took a look at the past and present state of historic Intramuros, as well as what can be done to revive and restore the old walled city.

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Tags: Asia, Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Modernization, Philippines, Southeast Asia, War and Conflict

 

 

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Citizens, Conservationists Clash in Djenné, Mali

January 18, 2011

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It is a question all conservationists must consider: at what point does preservation become oppressive?

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Tags: Africa, Bulgaria, Djenné, Mali, Modernization, UNESCO

 

 

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Citizens, Conservationists in Beirut Rally to Protect Architectural Heritage

December 07, 2010

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Once charmingly referred to as the “Paris of the Middle East,” a more accurate comparison for today’s Beirut might be Dubai—that is, a city full of modern spires and rampant development.

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Tags: Beirut, Destruction, Encroachment, Lebanon, Middle East, Modernization