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On a brisk autumn afternoon in the Hudson Valley we made our way to Russel Wright’s <a href="/project/manitoga">Manitoga</a>, a 75-acre property acquired by the designer in 1942. Wright built a modern house and studio in the 1960s by incorporating natural and industrial materials into the side of a former quarry that existed on the site.
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On November 14th, I had the pleasure of visiting Coventry, United Kingdom. I knew little about this town until the <a href="/project/ruins-former-cathedral-church-st-michael-coventry">ruins of the former Cathedral Church of St. Michael</a> were listed on the <a href="/watch">2012 World Monuments Watch
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November 27, 2011

Magical Zanzibar

It’s very difficult not to be enamored with Zanzibar. After all, who could resist an island filled with generously friendly people, surrounded by pristine waters that change their blues depending on the time of day, wafting aromas of cloves, coconut and curry, as well as rooftops, buildings and alleyways that beckon to all for exploration. Zanzibar is a feast for the senses.
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WMF partnered with Historic House Trust of New York City and Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design to host a field school at Morris-Jumel Mansion, November 11, 2011.
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Isa Khan’s tomb (A.D. 1547) has often been considered, including by some experts, as a minor tomb within the Humayun’s Tomb complex (a World Heritage Site), and comparisons with the much grander later building have been made without an understanding of the smaller building’s enormous cultural significance.
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On Tuesday, November 3, I made a presentation about the <A HREF="/watch">2012 Watch</a> to about 30 members of the Hopi community at <a href="/project/walpi-village">Walpi Village</a>, First Mesa, AZ. This kicked off a three-day cleanup campaign, WMF’s first joint activity with Walpi following its inclusion on the Watch.
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We arrived at Tiantai An as the sun was beginning to set, having successfully navigated the narrow, serpentine road high above the valley floor. One of few remaining Tang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.) temples in Shanxi Province of northwestern China, <a href="/project/tiantai-an">Tiantai An</a> was constructed when the Tiantai school of Buddhism first began to flourish, later becoming one of the principal schools of Chinese Buddhism.
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Now in its third year, the Architecture and Design Film Festival has become a significant annual event in the design community. This year, in partnership with World Monuments Fund, the star of the opening night’s film Unfinished Spaces, architect Ricardo Porro, was able to attend. As directors of the film, we were overjoyed to watch Ricardo talk with audiences about his architecture and his life story.
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November 02, 2011

Save Our Culture

On November 2 in Tokyo, World Monuments Fund and the Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art Research launched Save Our Culture (SOC), an international effort to help cultural heritage sites affected by the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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