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Save America’s Treasures In the News



Welcome to another edition of Save America’s Treasures In the News, a roundup of SAT projects that have been mentioned in articles and stories online.

R. Buckminster Fuller Dome Home, Carbondale, IL: The R. Buckminster Fuller Dome Home received an SAT grant in the amount of $125,000 in 2010.

The Fuller Dome Home / RBF Dome NFP

The Fuller Dome Home / RBF Dome NFP

“State’s top preservation projects to be honored” – Nine outstanding preservation efforts from across the state will be honored next month by Landmarks Illinois, a statewide group that advocates for the protection of historic properties. The Edwardsville Intelligencer.

 

Norman Rockwell’s Works on Paper, Illustrated Posters and Photographs, Stockbridge, MA: The collection of Norman Rockwell’s Works on Paper, Illustrated Posters and Photographs at the Norman Rockwell Museum received an SAT grant in the amount of $144.240 in 2010.

Norman Rockwell Museum / The Berkshire Eagle

Norman Rockwell Museum / The Berkshire Eagle

“Norman Rockwell Museum reinvisions its main galleries” – Norman Rockwell Museum has reinstalled its main galleries to focus on these thematic elements and offer an in-depth look at the artist’s process. The Berkshire Eagle.

 

Harve U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Gilford: Harve U.S. Post Office and Courthouse received an SAT grant in the amount of $100,000 in 2009.

Rion Sanders / Great Falls Tribune

Rion Sanders / Great Falls Tribune

“TBT: Old post office gets new life.” – With the recent completion of the remodel of the historic post office, we’re revisiting this 2012 story. Great Falls Tribune.

 

The Mount, Lenox, MA: The Mount received an SAT grant in the amount of $2,865,000 in 1999.

“Travel Briefs: South Pole Biking, Hersheypark, Edith Wharton.” – Edith Wharton Home Debt Free. New York Times / The Associated Press.

 

Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA: Fort Mason received an SAT grant in the amount of $700,000 in 2010.

Bruce Damonte / Urban Land Magazine

Bruce Damonte / Urban Land Magazine

“From Armed Forces to Arts Enthusiasts: Fort Mason Center’s Pier 2.” – [U]ntil its reopening in August 2014, the more than 100-year-old pier structure housing the theater and exhibition space had been deteriorating from decades of exposure to a harsh marine environment. The recently completed rehabilitation, seismic repair, and energy efficiency upgrade have preserved it as a cultural and community resource. Urban Land.

 

 

For previous story round-ups, click here.

Established in 1999, the Save America’s Treasures program is managed by the National Park Service, with the National Endowment Agencies, to preserve and protect nationally significant properties and collections for future generations of Americans. Stories of saving those treasures will be shared through partnership with the American Architectural Foundation.

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The American Architectural Foundation has been dedicated to advancing the role of architecture and design in American society since its founding in 1943 by the American Institute of Architects.

In its 75 years in existence the Foundation’s work has taken many forms — from educational programming and exhibitions in its early years to large-scale design initiatives and programs —all of which serve to create a rich legacy.

As the managing partner of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design for twenty years, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the United States Conference of Mayors, the Foundation helped move the needle on design and cities. And, through its other signature programs like Save America’s Treasures in partnership with National Parks Service, the Sustainable Cities Design Academy, and Design for Learning, the Foundation has provided critical design leadership training and technical assistance to hundreds of elected officials, education leaders, business leaders, and other key decision makers in the design process.

In recent years, cities and civic leaders have embraced design and design thinking in a way that could not have been imagined when the Foundation begin its work back in 1943 — and AAF’s role in this transformation is a source of great pride for the Foundation. With this increased interest in the role of design in shaping our cities came a proliferation of new organizations to support and facilitate this cultural shift. These advances in the role of design in American society and changes in the nonprofit design sector, coupled with the departure of the organization’s longest-serving CEO, prompted the Foundation’s Board to embark on an intensive and lengthy process to examine the ongoing role and work of the Foundation.

As the Board of Regents reflected on the positive changes of the cultural value of design, the accomplishments of the Foundation, and how the legacy of the Foundation’s work is being carried out by its former staff in new roles and organizations across the country, they reached the conclusion that the American Architectural Foundation had accomplished what it set out to do. As a result, the Foundation began to complete its remaining programs and wind down its operations in the Summer of 2018 and the organization’s endowments have been distributed to allied organizations. The Foundation’s research and reports will remain available on its website as a resource to the field.

The Foundation’s work would not have been possible without the incredible talents of its many staff over the decades, the generous support of its funders, and the tireless dedication of its civic & design partners across the country. The Board remains deeply proud of the significant contributions Foundation has made in its 75-year history and would like to acknowledge that this would not have been possible without the efforts, dedication, and support from so many of you.