Monocle 24 Ask: Why is Architectural Preservation Important?

With UNESCO's recent announcement that 17 buildings by Le Corbusier are to be added to the World Heritage List, Monocle 24's Section D speaks to a number of organisations—including the Twentieth Century Society, devotees of Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona, London's Victoria Albert Museum, and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian in New York City—in order to understand why architectural preservation is important, and who decides what’s worth saving.

Find out more about Monocle 24's Section D here.

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Cite: James Taylor-Foster. "Monocle 24 Ask: Why is Architectural Preservation Important?" 09 Aug 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/792971/monocle-24-pose-a-question-for-the-ages-why-is-architectural-preservation-important> ISSN 0719-8884

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