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The Getty Foundation announces new $1.55 million investment in Conserving Black Modernism

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The Getty Foundation is investing an additional $1.55 Good news for preservation advocates! million in the conserving Black Modernism program managed by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The new contribution follows a $3.1 million gift that was announced in 2022.

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Alvar Aalto Foundation Announces Preservation Milestone for Studio Aalto in Helsinki, Finland

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© Alvar Aalto Foundation Studio Aalto and its garden area have just been officially granted protection by the Uusimaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport, and the Environment.

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The Norman Foster Foundation announces Kharkiv Housing Challenge winners

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The results of the recent Kharkiv Housing Challenge have been shared by Buildner as part of the Kharkiv Masterplan project from the Kharkiv City Council, UNECE, the Norman Foster Foundation , Arup , and the Kharkiv Architects Group.

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Beirut to Madrid: Global Education Programs from Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, and SOM Foundations

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Image © Pablo Gómez-Ogando via Courtesy of the Norman Foster Institute Foundations established by architects have increasingly become involved in architectural education through scholarships , fellowships , and interdisciplinary academic programs. Norman Foster.

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Reef resiliency project awarded SOM Foundation’s 2025 Structural Engineering Fellowship

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The SOM Foundation has named Rebecca Henig as the recipient of its 2025 Structural Engineering Fellowship. The research aims to develop structural strategies to strengthen coastal protection while supporting marine ecosystems, in line with the Foundation’s 2024–2025 research theme, “Advancing Toward a Water-Secure Future.”

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Conserving Black Modernism: An Initiative to Preserve African American Architectural Heritage in the United States

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Image © Jalen Wright The Getty Foundation 's Conserving Black Modernism initiative, launched in 2022, represents a pivotal effort to preserve and celebrate the architectural contributions of African American architects in the Modernist movement. Coles House, designed by Robert T. Coles and built in 1961 | Buffalo, NY.

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Here’s how architects can help LA's fire recovery efforts now

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Related on Archinect: DEVELOPING: Los Angeles fires threaten iconic architecture and homes Contributions to the nonprofit California Architectural Foundation , LA. A Designer’s Guide to Navigating FEMA Programs will follow virtually the next day via AIAU.

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