THE WORLD TRADE CENTER towers were not instantly lovable or easily cherished buildings.
It may be that there is a brilliant new scheme and a shining new future for the Africa Centre; but if those who currently put on events there, those African organisations based there – and those, like me, who have used, loved and cherished the building – are ignorant of future plans, how can we judge the merit of the proposal?
We must cherish our buildings and choose the designs of new ones carefully.
BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND There has been much sighing from scholars over the last 10 years as most of the books and readers once found in Labrouste's overcrowded, outmoded but still-cherished building have been transferred across the river to this colossal library (also known as the Très Grande Bibliothèque).
In some cases, clergy members and parishioners discover roof thefts only once rain pours into the building, damaging cherished items like carved wooden screens and ancient organs.
One in the United States Capitol building was cherished by the "blue dog" Democrats as a badge of their conservative pride.
Unstable as the earth has always been beneath their feet, the Japanese have found myriad ways of building, cherishing and celebrating the land.
How often have you cherished an image of a building only to be disappointed by the real thing?
A table with a view of the passing scene is recommended, since as with many restaurants in San Juan, the byword here is not necessarily efficiency. 1 p.m. 4. Explore the City Old San Juan is justifiably cherished for its beautifully preserved buildings and its sleepy charm.
The act of building something from nothing is deeply cherished by Silicon Valley.
Later in the 19th century, William Morris's "anti-scrape" campaign introduced the idea that good buildings of different periods should be cherished and will complement each other.
