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Moroccan heritage sites severely impacted by recent earthquake

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Several Unesco World Heritage sites have been severely damaged by the recent earthquake in Morocco. [.] As the death toll climbs, so too will revelations of damaged heritage sites, as Morocco’s fragile patrimony—especially in less accessible rural areas—bears the brunt of the earthquake alongside the nation.

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UNESCO adds 42 new sites to World Heritage list

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A total of 42 new sites were added at the ongoing special session held in Riyadh this month. Three Ukrainian sites, including the 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv , were also added last week at the start of the 15-day meeting.

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Open House Chicago returns with free access to over 170 sites across the city

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The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) has just announced an expanded slate of participants for this year’s Open House Chicago event, which takes place from October 13th to the 15th at various sites scattered across the Windy City.

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Istanbul's conservators are scrambling to protect heritage sites from disaster

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Conservators in Istanbul are racing to safeguard scores of at-risk heritage sites in the wake of Turkey’s deadliest earthquake in modern history, bracing for the probability of an even greater disaster in a city straddling an active faultline.

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Snøhetta to redevelop site of the second-largest waterfall in the US

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The second largest waterfall in the United States by volume, the site has been obscured by infrastructure for over a century, with Snøhetta’s plan centered on making the area more publicly accessible. Snøhetta has unveiled a master plan to revitalize Willamette Falls in Oregon City.

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UNESCO adds three heritage sites to its 'in-danger' list

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The historic center of the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and sites in Yemen and Lebanon were added to the World Heritage List Wednesday by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). All three sites were simultaneously added to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger.

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LA exempts affordable developments from Site Plan Review process as housing needs grow

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Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday signed into law an ordinance updating the city's zoning code to exempt all affordable units from the time-consuming Site Plan Review process that often delays final approval of much-needed housing projects.

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