The Getty Foundation has selected 14 modernist buildings from across the globe to receive grants under its Keeping It Modern initiative, which seeks to help conserve 20th century architecture by putting a focus on conservation planning and research.
“The use of concrete, while visually striking and radical for its time, has created a unique set of challenges for conserving some of the world’s most important modernist structures. Our new grants offer an excellent opportunity to advance research and conservation practices for this material. The accumulated knowledge that will result from the projects will be of tremendous benefit to the field," states the Getty Foundation.
View all 14 projects, after the break.
Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Center; Sao Paulo, Brazil / João Batista Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi
Einstein Tower; Potsdam, Germany / Erich Mendelsohn
Hill House; Helensburgh, Scotland / Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Gandhi Bhawan; Chandigarh, India / Pierre Jeanneret
Saint John’s Abbey and University Church; Collegeville, Minnesota / Marcel Breuer
Arthur Neiva Pavilion; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Jorge Ferreira
Gropius House; Lincoln, Massachusetts / Walter Gropius
Rietveld Schröder House; Utrecht, The Netherlands / Gerrit Rietveld
Het Schip; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Michel de Klerk
Strutt House; National Capital Area, Canada / James Strutt
Arts Building and Cloister; New Hope, Pennsylvania / George Nakashima
Unity Temple; Oak Park, Illinois / Frank Lloyd Wright
“Collegi” buildings; Urbino, Italy / Giancarlo De Carlo
Jewett Arts Center; Wellesley, Massachusetts / Paul Rudolph
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