As a result, the US, for all its republicanism and rampant modernity, has preserved in aspic some political ticks and traditions that Britain itself has long since got rid of.
The design that won the 1990 competition preserved the Baroque envelope but thrust modernity high up above it, in the form of two towers, one inside and one outside the walls.
History, in other words, is nurtured and preserved, woven into the present to the extent that modernity can barely find a toe-hold.
By carefully pursuing a balanced approached to economic development with its gross national happiness philosophy, Bhutan has successfully preserved its culture and important natural resources, while embracing modernity and improving the livelihoods of its people.
Denver, CO -- When it comes to neighborhood development, preserving history and embracing modernity can seem like contradictions.
The thoughtful combination of age-old proverbs with contemporary images and techniques reveals both the artistic talent within the UAE, and the issues challenging a society that is simultaneously engaging modernity and preserving its cultural heritage.
What has been preserved with it, thanks to socialist economic disaster, is that very pungent texture Paris has lost to modernity.
Nostalgia can be as cool as modernity in Vesterbrø, which is, after all, a heritage neighbourhood, where the traditional architecture has been preserved.
In an ever-shrinking world, Ha Giang, with its uniquely preserved tribal culture (nearly 90 percent of the population is ethnic minorities), is one of those rare places that hasn't been corralled by modernity or prepackaged for visitors.
Tibet, a mountainous desert whose people have preserved a remarkably intense form of religious devotion despite decades of persecution by the Chinese, is now in the next stage of a grindingly long battle between Tibetan tradition and Chinese modernity.
As a city, El-Aaiún strives to preserve its Saharan look while embracing modernity.
