In Beijing's most celebrated princely residence, the theater building is in need of repairs and restoration, drawing on the best local and international expertise.
Alexandria’s Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, seen from Nebi Daniel Street, 2012. Photo: Roland Unger/ Wikimedia Commons
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue is one of the last remaining witnesses of the once-flourishing Jewish community of Alexandria.
Inside the mausoleum, an ornate calligraphic band in interlaced Mamluk thuluth script is seen at the level below the the dome, 2017. Photo: Matjaz Kacicnik
A Sufi religious foundation in Cairo, currently in a state of abandonment, is in need of a new vision for its future use.
View across the central fountain in the Grand Carré towards the north, with a statue of Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie and the cityscape beyond, 2015. Photo: Alexandre Petzold
Stakeholders are poised to reimagine the stewardship of the historic kitchen garden of the Palace of Versailles, a place of instruction and experimentation.
The Hall of Nations, a complex of exhibition hallsbuilt for the 1972 International Trade Fair, was demolished in April 2017. Photo: Ariel Huber, Lausanne
A diverse group of buildings from the Post-Independence period in Delhi deserve greater appreciation and legal protection against demolition.
On June 21, 2017 Islamic State militants detonated explosives to destroy the al-Hadba’ Minaret and the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, 2017. Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
The cultural landscape of the Sukur people and their chiefdom has become the target of Boko Haram, and faces conservation challenges.
The Nizam Mansion on the busy intersection of Muhammad Bin Qasim and Shahrah-e-Liaquat Roads has been abandoned and neglected for decades, 2011. Photo: HC-DAPNED
The rural communities of the Tebaida Leonesa face the challenges of preserving the character of their villages and landscape in the face of growing tourism and development.
In the streets of the Souk of Aleppo. Photo: Mr. Theklan/Flickr
Rehabilitation of the historic souk, a great symbol of the city, will pave the way for the recovery of Aleppo, after the city's social fabric has been torn apart by years of brutal conflict.
Houses elevated on stilts lie on the Chao Phraya riverside. Photo: Dario Lo Presti
The proposed construction of an elevated promenade threatens to irreversibly transform the city of Bangkok's historic relation to the Chao Phraya River.
View of the the North Pier, the oldest of three in Blackpool, originally a promenade lined with octagonal wooden kiosks. Photo: Gidzy/ Flickr
Climate change threatens the historic piers of Blackpool, as sea-level rise exacerbates the impact of storm surge caused by extreme weather events.
The Parsonage of Trinity Lutheran Church in Montgomery, the church attended by Rosa Parks, now named after Robert S. Graetz, a supporter of Montgomery Bus Boycott, 2017. Photo: William Abranowicz
Following a string of natural disasters in September 2017, response is needed to identify damaged heritage and rebuild communities.
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