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UNESCO's restoration of Iraq's historic Al-Nouri mosque site has been placed on hold

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The UNESCO -led effort to restore the historic Al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul has come to a halt this week after recent discoveries and feedback from the community have prompted a change of direction from the cultural agency.

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The 11 most threatened modern sites across the U.S.

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In response to the recent surprise demolition of Marcel Breuer’s Geller I house on Long Island, modernist conservation group Docomomo US has released its first-ever list of the 11 most threatened modern sites in the United States.

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Restore to Impact: Projects Selected for the Regeneration Contest of an Industrial Site in Parma

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Image © Yifan and Jingwen Which are the criteria for the regeneration of a former industrial site? In this context, it has defined its guiding principles to evaluate the concepts submitted by April 30th.

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University of Cambridge Unveils Restoration Plans for Historic Stirling Building in the United Kingdom

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Restoration of Stirling Building | University of Cambridge. Image Courtesy of BPD The University of Cambridge , in collaboration with BPD, has just unveiled plans to restore and rejuvenate the Grade II* listed History Faculty Building designed by James Stirling. Read more »

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Herzog & de Meuron’s Powerhouse Arts restoration opens in Brooklyn

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A crossover arts and manufacturing project from Herzog & de Meuron opened on May 19 following several years of construction that remade a former brownfield site into the new home of the non-profit Powerhouse Arts in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Herzog & de Meuron says: “The industrial landscape and history of the site play a pivota.

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Powerhouse Sydney Reveals Heritage Restoration Plans for Australia’s Largest Museum Institution

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Image © DBJ Powerhouse, Australia ’s largest museum institution dedicated to applied arts design, and technology, has revealed the plans for a comprehensive restoration of its three sites located in Sydney , Australia, in addition to the opening of a new site in Parramatta in Western Sydney in 2025.

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Glasgow School of Art enters Phase 2 of its Mackintosh Building restoration

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More than 5,500 tons of fire-damaged material was removed from the site, and a thorough evaluation of the building was undertaken. At the time of the blaze, the Mackintosh Building had been undergoing extensive restoration due to an earlier fire that damaged the site in 2014.