{"id":7680,"date":"2012-01-19T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=7680"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:33","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:33","slug":"urban-planet-saving-modernisms-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/01\/19\/urban-planet-saving-modernisms-treasures\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Saving Modernism&#8217;s Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=25203\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25203\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"largest\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/largest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=25153\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em>They are the buildings you love to hate. &#8220;The machines for living in&#8221;. The brutal structures of High Modernism, constructed in the 1960s and 70s, are beginning to show their age. Now, historic preservation laws in many countries will attempt to keep these buildings in tact &#8211; protecting their distinctive style. But will this serve the interests of the communities who use them or create monuments to terrible architecture?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/design\/2012\/01\/case-saving-ugly-buildings\/913\/\">The Atlantic Cities<\/a>\u00a0explores.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to www@spacing.ca<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. 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