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According to a statement published on the UNESCO page, the UNESCO World Heritage List is a legacy of monuments and sites of great natural and cultural wealth that belongs to all of humanity. The Sites inscribed on the World Heritage List fulfill a function of milestones on the planet, of symbols of the awareness of States and peoples about the meaning of those places and emblems of their attachment to collective property, as well as of the transmission of that heritage to future generations.
In the last few years, Europe has become a leader in refurbishment architecture by renovating and remodeling buildings and historic city centers. These initiatives have halted horizontal expansion and promote equitable city development.
This trend has not only become a contribution towards the densification and revitalization of underserved sectors but has also allowed families who had been displaced to the periphery to inhabit city centers and improve their quality of life.
Out of all the European countries, this trend is most apparent in Spain. To inspire and encourage the development of this type of architecture, please find below some examples of interior renovations in Spanish houses. Convent Carmen by Francesc Rifé Studio in Valencia, Spain has been selected as one of our finalist for the 2019 Refurbishment in Architecture Awards.
As part of its Keeping It Modern initiative, the Getty Foundation announced over $1.7 million will be dedicated as architectural conservation grants to eleven iconic 20th-century buildings this year. Including national and international sites such as Eero Saarinen's recently renovated Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, and Oscar Niemeyer’s Rashid Karami International Fairground in Tripoli, Lebanon, the organization has supported 54 conservation projects since 2014.
![Centro Histórico de Guanajuato. Tomas Castelazo [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]. Image via Wikimedia Commons](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5cf6/e535/284d/d15e/a900/0379/thumb_jpg/Guanaguato_at_night.jpg?1559684389 "Centro Histórico de Guanajuato. Tomas Castelazo [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]. Image via Wikimedia Commons")
![Convento Santo Domingo de Guzmán ubicado en el Centro Histórico de Oaxaca. El Ágora [Public domain]. Image via Wikimedia Commons](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5cf6/de93/284d/d197/9600/01b1/thumb_jpg/800px-Santo_Domingo_de_Guzman_Convent.jpg?1559682702 "Convento Santo Domingo de Guzmán ubicado en el Centro Histórico de Oaxaca. El Ágora [Public domain]. Image via Wikimedia Commons")
![Pirámide de los Nichos ubicada en la Ciudad Prehispánica del Tajín. AlejandroLinaresGarcia [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]. Image via Wikimedia Commons](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5cf6/e71c/284d/d15e/a900/037c/thumb_jpg/1280px-PyramidNiches3.jpg?1559684885 "Pirámide de los Nichos ubicada en la Ciudad Prehispánica del Tajín. AlejandroLinaresGarcia [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]. Image via Wikimedia Commons")
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