Last-Ditch Efforts to Save Miami’s Historic Art Deco District
Historic Beginnings The Miami Design Preservation League, founded in 1976, faced an uphill battle to save the modest buildings of Miami’s south end (on land once used for coconut farming) because they were not only different from the elaborate luxury hotels and...
The City of Shibam: Conservation Beyond “Preservation”
When conservation goes beyond preserving the external appearance of historic structures and meets the local needs of the population, it becomes environmentally, economically, and culturally sustainable. Sustainability breathes new life into decaying, yet...