After three years of fund-raising and planning, work has begun to develop the ruins of a synagogue in Bobruisk, Belarus as an open-air Jewish cultural heritage site and museum. The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS reported May 30 … continue reading →
A more that €1.5 million project to restore the derelict synagogue in Senec, Slovakia as a multi-function cultural center is (finally) now underway. Officials formally kicked off work in a ceremony May 21. The project is funded by the Bratislava … continue reading →
The new Jewish cemetery at Bushey, northwest of London, has won a second major architectural award, the 2018 award from RIBA (the Royal Institute of British Architects) East region. The cemetery was designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects and this … continue reading →
The Ghetto of Venice received much attention in 2016, through a series of events that marked the 500th anniversary of its inception, in 1516. We’d like to draw attention to a recent book by Reed College Professor Dana E. Katz, … continue reading →
The World Monuments Fund is inviting nominations for the 2018 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize — to be awarded to an architect, urban designer/planner, or other design professionals or firm in recognition of “an innovative intervention that preserved and saved … continue reading →
