Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern 2020 Grants, Post-war Buildings, Modernist Architecture Design
Getty Foundation 2020 Keeping it Modern Grants
July 16, 2020
Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern Grants 2020
Getty Foundation Announces Final Round of Keeping It Modern Architecture Conservation Grants
Los Angeles ? Triangle-studded fairgrounds that commemorate Senegalese independence, shimmering water towers that rise from the Persian Gulf?s desert shores, a British zoo with Soviet modern flair, and a serene Benedictine monastery designed by architecturally trained monks are among 13 significant 20th-century buildings that will receive $2.2 million in Keeping It Modern grants, the Getty Foundation announced today.
This is the final year of project grants for this architectural conservation initiative, launched in 2014 to help professionals worldwide engage in the proactive research and planning needed for the long-term preservation of modern buildings. This last round of grants solidifies Keeping It Modern?s ambitions to provide models for the conservation of modern architecture at a global scale, particularly in regions where modern buildings are plentiful but their caretakers struggle to gain access to the best techniques for preservation and maintenance.
Keeping It Modern has supported a total of 77 projects in 40 different nations around the world, with this year?s grants adding new projects in Chile, Kuwait, Nigeria, Portugal, and Senegal. The competition has also succeede...