WMF Journal
June 29, 2009
Requiem for Riverview
Posted by World Monuments Fund
Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida, an icon of Modern design by Paul Rudolph, succumbed to the wrecking ball this month following a multiyear fight to save it. In 2008 WMF, supported by Knoll, launched an international competition for an adaptive reuse plan for the building.
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Churning of the Sea of Milk Gallery: Angkor, Cambodia
Posted by John H. Stubbs, Senior AdvisorAt the magnificent temple of Angkor Wat, we are restoring the Churning of the Sea of Milk gallery.
Read moreJune 2, 2009
Trip Report: Banská Štiavnica Calvary Complex, Slovakia
Posted by Mark Weber, Technical Director
It hardly felt like the first day of spring when I arrived in Banská Štiavnica, the sleepy little former mining hill-town in central Slovakia.
Read moreJune 2, 2009
Site Visit: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College
Posted by Amy Freitag, Director of U.S. Programs
My WMF colleague Jamie Kendall and I recently returned from a two-day visit at Florida Southern College where we convened a group of international scholars, architects, and architectural conservators to discuss Frank Lloyd Wright’s use of concrete or "textile" block construction.
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