On January 19, a Superior Court held that the City of San Diego violated California law by pre-approving material alterations to the iconic Cabrillo Bridge and Alcazar Garden in San Diego?s Balboa Park, a National Historic Landmark District.

This month's Twitter chat about inter-generational preservation seemed to move at an even faster pace than usual. We had a lively discussion of the varied motivations people of different ages have for becoming interested in preservation and ways to keep them active and engaged. Not surprisingly, holding events centered around...

In today's Preservation Round-Up: stories on Elvis' Graceland, preservation as shield against new development, a new old metal facade in Manhattan, a Tiffany stained-glass church turned concert hall, and how development patterns affect human health.

Sometimes it feels like historic preservation is this very formal and staid task. And, sometimes, it is. We talk about it as a responsibility, which it certainly is. But our interest and engagement with old and historic places can be as casual as slowing down to admire a building shaped...

Rockhill Creamery, a micro-dairy and artisanal cheese operation, is bringing Utah's rich agricultural heritage to life. Owners Pete Shropp and Jennifer Hines have painstakingly restored and re-purposed seven historic structures on their property, and Rockhill Creamery has become a community centerpiece in the Cache Valley.

The Save Prentice Coalition - a collaboration between AIA Chicago, docomomo chicago midwest, Landmarks Illinois, Preservation Chicago, and the National Trust - announced a new, slightly nontraditional campaign (aren't those the best kind?) to bring attention and, yes, love to Prentice. Presenting, the "Show Prentice Some Love" contest.

Today's Preservation Round-Up features stories from across the country: Seattle's case for older buildings, classic LA housing types, St. Louis public housing remembered, new bleachers at Chicago's Wrigley Field, lost and found at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the importance of the Miami Herald building.

Working with old and historic buildings is often a lesson in patience. So when I came across this time-lapse video of a building having its facade removed (for relocation to a nearby storefront), it was refreshing to imagine it all happening in a matter of seconds.

Preservation can be an addicting hobby. Fix up one place and pretty soon you want to fix up another. For Becky Anderson, the hobby didn?t stop with houses. In 2008, her daughter, a local real estate agent, told her about the Hedge Building, a Victorian Gothic main street commercial building...

In the early 20th century, Fifth and Broadway was just a streetcar ride away from the bustling heart of Knoxville?s commercial center, and the 13 Minvilla townhomes were the height of sophisticated living for the city?s growing middle class. By the 1960s, however, the townhomes had been converted into the...