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Keeping it Modern 2016

John Hill | 29. July 2016

The Getty Foundation has announced the nine buildings that have been awarded Keeping It Modern grants, which are designed to preserve the modern architectural heritage at considerable risk.

Keeping It Modern was created in 2014 to respond to the deterioration of many modern buildings of last century since "the cutting-edge building materials and structural systems that define the modern movement were often untested and have not always performed well over time," per the Getty Foundation. Further, "Heritage professionals do not always have enough scientific data on the nature and behavior of these materials and systems to develop the necessary protocols for conservation treatment." Grants range from about $100,000 to $200,000 to address these concerns.

The Getty Foundation gave out 10 grants in its first year, followed by 14 grants last year and 9 grants this year. The 2016 grants are highlighted below; more information on the projects can be found on the Getty Foundation website.

Association de Gestion du Site Cap Moderne, Villa E-1027 by Eileen Gray – Grant support: $200,000 (Photo: Manuel Bougot)

Highland Green Foundation Inc., First Presbyterian Church by Wallace Harrison – Grant support: $130,000 (Photo: Robert Gregson)

Instituto Lina Bo e P.M. Bardi, Casa de Vidro by Lina Bo Bardi – Grant support: $195,000 (Photo: Leonardo Finotti)

Comisión del Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación, Cristo Obrero Church by Eladio Dieste – Grant support: $150,000 (Photo: Leonardo Finotti)

ArchiAfrika Accra, Children's Library by Nickson and Borys – Grant support: $140,000 (Photo courtesy of Joe Osae-Addo)

The Writers’ Union of Armenia, Sevan Writers’ Resort by Gevorg Kochar and Mikael Mazmanyan – Grant support: $130,000 (Photo: Jens Mallings)

Liverpool Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Trust, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral by Sir Frederick Gibberd – Grant support: £138,000 (Photo © Purcell Architects)

Nirmala Bakubhai Foundation, Gautam Sarabhai Workshop Building by Gautam Sarabhai – Grant support: $90,000 (Photo © Sarabhai Foundation)

Kosovo's Architecture Foundation, National Library of Kosovo by Andrija Mutnjakovic – Grant support: $89,000 (Photo: Emanuel Gjokaj/Kosovo Architecture Foundation)