Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern 2018 Grants, Post-war Buildings, Modernist Architecture Design
Getty Foundation 2018 Keeping it Modern Grants
Modernist Architecture ? 20th Century Built Environment + The International Style
Oct 13, 2018
Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern Grants for 2018
Eleven new grants include first projects in Cuba and Lebanon, as well as the famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
LOS ANGELES ? The Getty Foundation today announced more than $1.7 million in architectural conservation grants dedicated to eleven significant 20th century buildings as part of its Keeping It Modern initiative. The 2018 grants once again span the globe and include the first grants awarded to buildings in Cuba, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Ireland, as well as well-known landmarks such as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Getty Foundation 2018 Keeping it Modern Grants
Since its inception in 2014, Keeping It Modern has supported 54 national and international conservation projects that collectively address the importance of research and planning for the preservation of modern architectural heritage.
The eleven projects (full project descriptions available here) selected to receive funding this year include:

The National Schools of Art of Havana, Cuba (architects: Ricardo Porro, Vittorio Garatti and Roberto Gottardi)
Rashid Karami International Fairground, Tripoli, Lebanon (architect: Oscar Niemeyer)
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri (architect: Eero...